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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Chris Davies" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <chrdavies677@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2015 14:42:37 +0100
Subject: I want to invest my money in your country

Mr. Chris Davies
4 Marty's Yard, 19 Hampstead High Street
London, NW3 1QW, England
Tel: +44 705 383 6932


My name is Chris Davies and I live in London, England. My purpose of sending this mail is that I want to invest my
money in your country because here in England, income taxes paid to government and other financial agencies are very
high. Therefore, I am looking for someone with vast and wide experience in business environment in your country to advice
and guide me on any lucrative business and if possible, we can work in partnership.

I am thinking of investing in a real estate project,buying lands, build and sell houses in any viable area in your
country.I will give you more details and the amount of money in possession when I hear from you.

Reply to my private email address at Email:chrdavies677@gmail.com

Thanks, while I look forward to hearing from you soonest.

Best Regards

Mr. Chris
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