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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Basilio Tomas Efa Mangu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <9tomasb@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2015 06:04:52 -0000
Subject: Greetings from CREDI GENERAL CO. SA

Dear,
Greetings from CREDI GENERAL CO. SA, We are international Financial consultant to many oil industry in the Africa ,Middle East, Europe and Asia.

I seek your consent for your company to be used as a trustee . My clients are top employees of an oil firm and wish to have a reputable company to act as a partner in a deal to be executed next week.

All we required from you is to endorse contracts Agreement with our Company. Then the copy will be send to the Bank with your account information to wire the money to your account. You will earn 50% 50 % of this brokerage which runs into millions of dollars depending on the volume of contract.

Do please confirm your interest in this transaction by forwarding your information on your response:

Thanks and regards.
Mr. Basilio Tomas Efa Mangu
E-MAIL:tomas2@shqiptar.eu
www.credi-general.com

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