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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: <hp3@bhumadul.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <lucas.bhumadu@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2015 21:57:58 +0200
Subject: RE: LETTER OF INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP / Urgent and Confidential!

Greetings from Bhudamu's family,
PRIVATE EMAIL: lucas.bhumadu@gmail.com

RE: LETTER OF INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP / Urgent and Confidential!

My family have an urgent inheritance fund of US$43.4 Million Dollars (Forty-Three Million, Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) that we would like to invest with you. We are looking for a reliable and capable foreign partner that will assist my family and I to receive fund to a personal or company account for investment purposes. In the cause of moving the fund to your account for investment my family has agreed to offer you 40% of the fund for your assistant, while 50% will be for my investment in your Country and remaining 10% set aside for taxation and expenses.

REQUIREMENT: What i expect from you in your reply are the following:
(i) Your direct telephone number for easy communication.
(ii) Full contact address to Draft an Agreement between you and my family
(iii) Suggest what investment you would like us to invest in your country once the fund arrives.

NOTE: FOR SECURITY SAKE, REPLY ONLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL: lucas.bhumadu@gmail.com

I anticipate your quick response!

Yours sincerely,

Lucas Bhudamu
For the family
Email: lucas.bhumadu@gmail.com
Tel: +27 82 640 0912
Date: 27th September, 2015

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