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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. John Rawlings" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <JohnRawlings@qq.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2016 15:36:06 +0600
Subject: Hello

Dear Friend,

I am Mr. John Rawlings and I have plans to invest in your country as a foreign investor and I am looking for a reliable person to receive the funds and manage my

investment. Should you be interested in assisting me with my investment plans, please respond back to me so we can discuss further about your benefit, my investment

plans and investment capital.

Reply:jrawlings1616@gmail.com

Thank you.

Mr. John Rawlings

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