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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 uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Kevin Archibald" <info@pmci.co.il>
Reply-To: <kevin.archibald@vaqmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2015 21:30:09 +0800
Subject: Good day

Good day,

I am Mr. Kevin Archibald, the youngest nephew of Mr. Desmond de Beer; Managing director and chief executive officer of RESILIENT PROPERTY INCOME FUND LTD in South Africa.

Since 2007 the company has grown in the the African region and I have advised Mr. Desmond to stretch his investments to other countries or continents as i know there are lot of good investments that can be done in other countries other than Africa but he has not been keen on doing that.

I am the Regional manager of RESILIENT PROPERTY INCOME FUND LTD and my office is housed at 4th Floor, Rivonia Village, Rivonia Boulevard, Rivonia in Johannesburg, South Africa. I have personally grown and increased the company's net worth to $62.3 Million Dollars in 2014. As a Regional Manager I am financially aware and I have taken control of the key accounts for the hubs and branches of my region and because of my technical-know-how and versatility in business expansion, I have foreseen that also investing in some other countries like the USA and Canada will yield more than enough profit.

My proposition is to step down on my position and detach myself from the family business so I can set up my own personal money spinning venture in any country other than here in South Africa since Mr. Desmond refused to yield to my advise. I am sending you this message to co-opt you as a partner in helping me set up a business of my own in your country with a nest egg bond of Eight Million Dollars that I have secured somewhere which cannot be traced to my name or the RESILIENT PROPERTY INCOME FUND LTD for a master plan investment of my own.

I will appreciate a prompt response as soon as you receive this message to indicate if you are interested in my joint business proposal and state clearly the area of business investment plan you feel I should venture into.

Yours sincerely,
Mr. Kevin Archibald

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