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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Savannah Oil & Gas Ltd" <dsa2021@outlook.com>
Reply-To: dsa2020@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 10:55:04 +0200
Subject: Foreign Partner Required
Hello,
My name is David S. Adelabu. I represent Savannah Oil & Gas Ltd.
I am under the mandate of my company to inquire from you/your company if
we can have an investment partnership (joint venture) with your firm due
to the economic stability in your country.
My company intends to make the investment fund available to a tune not
beyond $5M (USD) for a start while yours will manage the fund in any
viable business of your choice for our overall benefits.
The terms and condition of this partnership will be clearly spelt in the
MOU if your company is willing and capable of handling this amount of fund
for a start.
Let me have your thought.
Regards,
David.
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