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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 Riyadh Takieddin'' <test@yokogawa.com.br>
Reply-To: <dr.riyadhtakieddin@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2016 00:31:29 -0500
Subject: AM GLAD I FOUND YOU.


Hello Intending Partner You will be Surprised to hear from me. I have a Bus=
iness proposal which I will like us to discuss. I am Dr Riyadh Takieddin on=
e of the international Funds Manager of Fidelity Investment International. =
The World Largest Funds Management Company with over $1.2Trillion Capital I=
nvestment Funds. Nevertheless, as Fidelity Funds Manager, I handle all our =
Investor's Direct Capital Funds (IDCF) and secretly extract 1.2% Excess Max=
imum Return Capital Profit (EMRCP) per annual on each of the Investor's Mag=
ellan Capital Funds. As an expert, I have made over $14.4m from the Investo=
r's EMRCP and hereby looking for someone to trust who will stand as an Inve=
stor to receive the funds as Annual Investment Proceeds from Fidelity Magel=
lan Capital Funds. All conformable documents to back up the claims will be =
made available to you prior to your acceptance. Meanwhile, I have worked ou=
t the strategies and technicalities whereby the funds can be claimed in any=
of our Clearing Houses without any hitches. Our sharing ratio should be 50=
-50. Should in case you are interested, Please reply me with the details re=
quested below for discussion of this transaction in further details. Full N=
ame:.................................... Address:..........................=
............. Telephone Number:................................. Occupation=
:................................. Country of Residence:...................=
...... Fax [optional]:......................... Email address:.............=
............... Current/Valid Residential Address:....................... I=
am contacting you on this deal because you are a trusted fellow. I will li=
ke to invest my share under your supervision in Real Estate once we move th=
e fund successful. I will be waiting for your urgent response. Sincerely. D=
r Riyadh Takieddin Email:- dr.riyadhtakieddin@outlook.com

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