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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: Joseph Kareem <rachel.harrison@britishschool.org.cn>
Reply-To: <didiercasimiro@qq.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2016 05:07:17 -1200
Subject: RE: Investment Proposal.....

Sir,

I would want to know from you the type of investment someone can Establish
in your country that can be very Lucrative capable of generating 20% annual
return on investment Kindly furnish me with full investment strategy and/or
business plan for my study. For we to negotiate the possibility of a working
business agreement in Partnership with you.
I wait to hear from you

Have nice day with you.

Regards

Joseph Kareem

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