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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: "THOMAS J. STUYVESANT " <cmcontactme84@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2016 10:08:59 +0100
Subject: INVESTMENT OFFER.

BUSINESS PROPOSAL ( READ AND GET BACK TO ME)
From The Desk Of : Thomas Jay Stuyvesant, (USA)

Dear: Good Fiend,

INVESTMENT OFFER.

First i must solicit your confidence in this transaction; this is by
virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and secret. Though
i know that a transaction of this magnitude will make anyone
apprehensive and even worried, But i am assuring you that all will be
well at the end of the day. I have decided to contact you due to the
urgency of this transaction.

let me start by introducing myself properly to you. l am Thomas Jay
Stuyvesant from United States of America and i am a sourcing agent of
a small private SECURITY COMPANY in Europe.

The PROPOSITION

As a USA based sourcing agent of THE SECURITY COMPANY, in our last
Audit i have identify that a french citizen who is my direct client
and an oil merchant have deposited with our Security Company in Europe
through my office here United State of America, the sum of US$500
Million (Five Hundred Million, United State Dollars Only) made from
crude excess interest from his contract with an oil firm.

My client who is also my very good Friend who deposited this fund have
died and all effort to meet with his family was to no avail.

Now i want to move this fund to your country for investment in your
area of specialization and i have find you worthy to be my partner, so
i decided to contact you so that we can work together and start
planning on how to bring the fund in to your country through your own
company and bank account so that we can start up a partnership
investment ventures together with the fund.

As the agent who brought this late client to the security company, i
am going to present you to the security company as the next of kin to
the late CLIENT and you will automatically become the beneficiary of
this fund.

All documents and proofs for this deposit will be made available to
you so as to enable you claim this fund from our Security Company as
the next of kin to the deceased , then i will come to your country /
state and meet you for further investment.

If this proposal is acceptable by you, do take advantage of the trust
I have bestowed on you, get in touch with me immediately.


Best Regards,
Thomas Jay Stuyvesant, (USA)

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