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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: "Mr Raphael" <raphaelkam1@naver.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2016 19:37:08 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Am writing this proposal letter to seek your assiatance

Good day dear,
Investment proposal letter
Permit me to inform you of my desire entering into business relationship
with you.I Am Mr Raphael and my younger sister Juliet contacting you for
assistance help in investment proposal. We pray that you will come on our
rescue through this mail after the death of our late father, We need your
urgent assistance help through this mail to help us move our late father
fund sum of$15,000,000 for investment under your custody after a long time
inquiry that i made.
Our late father planned to invest out this fund before he die. i will need
to discuss with you privately in this issue so that we will build trust /
integrity & sincerity, Meanwhile.as am writing this letter to you the
money is still in the custody of the bank where our late father left it
before his death .
We want to seek your help to move us into your care because since the
death of our father our uncle are not good to us as we stop going to
school, also i will like you to secure this fund inheritance for us in a
legal way to invest it for us, if your willing to assist us kindly tell me
your commission of the job
reply me with details
Regards
Mr Raphael


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