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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: "Dr. Paul A.Volcker" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ammpsa@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 17:30:19 -0000
Subject: Re: Private Deal Inquiry

Intended Partner,

I beseech you to be part of a Deal.
Interested Partner Must meet the below criteria to work with me;
TERMS OF PARTNERSHIP INTEREST:-
*You must have business acumen with minimum of three years experience directly or otherwise.
*You must have attained the age of thirty {40} and above.
*You must be well grounded in any of the locations of Asia, Africa, Europe, Middle East, South America, USA, Australia and the United Kingdom to facilitate your ability to arrange relocation and establishment empowerment.
*You must possess the quality of being "Confidential".

Get back to me for more details if interested.

Sincerely,
Dr. Volcker A. Paul, PhD
Website:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Volcker
Chairman-Independent Committee of Eminent Persons (ICEP) Switzerland
Ex-Chairman-Economic Recovery Advisory Board (ERAB) Washington DC, USA

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