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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:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Raphael kam <raphael.kam2000@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2015 00:33:45 +0900 (JST)
Subject: I await your answer please
Dearest,
Good day and nice to meet you with this letter,
I and my only sister desire going into business & friend
relationship with you as we make up our mine to look for a good God fairing friend who will assist us in Capital investment of our late Father,
Meanwhile.I verified through your country chamber of
commerce & industry in our country how fast investment move on in
your country and i decided to look for a good God fairing person who
will stand as my foreign partner to invest our inheritance fund.
We inherited a total sum of (15.000
000.00 Million USA Dollard)which our late father planned to invest in
eurozone before his death.Please if you're willing to partner with me in this issue please contact me back for more details
Finally.If your ready to help us in this issue we will offer you 20% as your commission from the total fund
I await your soonest response
Best regards
Raphael
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