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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: KOFI NIKOLA RAMUTU <helpdesk@iecsa.com.ar>
Reply-To: <arias.jonafer@ymail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2015 23:35:32 +0100
Subject: CALL ME 00 234 8168322927

Dear sir
how are you,i find interest investing in your company,i have some cash in dubai for this investment
kindly send me your details bellow and we talk ,i will like to invest in gulf construction progects
 
full name,,,,,,,,,,,,
address,,,,,,,,,,
cell phone number,,,,
thanks
KOFI NIKOLA RAMUTU


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