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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: "Paul Davis" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pauldavisinvestment@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 16:38:03 -0700
Subject: INVESTMENT PROPOSAL

Dear Sir/Madam

I send you greetings. We found your contact email address listed on an Internet Business Directory and it is my wish to do business with you, hence your receipt of this letter.

I am brokering an Investment deal on behalf of a client. This deal will involve the eventual investment of USD$25,000,000.00 (Twenty Five Million Dollars) in your country. By this letter, I am offering to have you manage the funds in a viable investment in your country.

I have kept this proposal brief, if you are Interested in this offer of partnership, please respond by forwarding us your full contact details or company profile to pauldavisinvestment@gmail.com. In response, I will send you an elaborate proposal and details of this offer.

Yours faithfully,
Paul Davis

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