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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: "OPPORTUNITIES" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Investment.opportunities@onet.com.pl>
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2017 02:52:58 +0100
Subject: Re:REPLY ME IMMEDIATELY

HELLO,

I AM LOOKING FOR AN INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD
WHERE I CAN PUT IN A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY.

PLEASE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY BY EMAIL AND WE
SHALL DISCUSS THE MODALITIES OF THE INVESTMENT AND HOW TO MOVE THE
FUNDS TO YOU AFTER AGREEMENT MADE BETWEEN THE PARTIES INVOLVED.

KINDLY SEND TO ME IN YOUR NEXT MAIL YOUR PRIVATE/DIRECT TELEPHONE
NUMBER TO ENABLE ME DISCUSSES THE MODALITIES BETTER WITH YOU ON PHONE
BEFORE WE PROCEED FURTHER.

REGARDS,



SALUT,

JE CHERCHE UNE OPPORTUNITE D'INVESTISSEMENT DANS N'IMPORTE QUEL
SECTEUR D’ACTIVITE OU JE PEUX APPORTER MES CAPITAUX.

S'IL VOUS PLAIT SI VOUS ETES INTERESSE, CONTACTEZ-MOI IMMEDIATEMENT
PAR COURRIEL ET NOUS ALLONS DISCUTER DES MODALITES DE L'INVESTISSEMENT
ET COMMENT FAIRE POUR DEPLACER LES FONDS A VOUS APRES L'ACCORD
INTERVENU ENTRE LES PARTIES IMPLIQUEES.

VEUILLEZ M ENVOYER DANS VOTRE PROCHAIN MAIL VOTRE NUMERO DE
TELEPHONE PRIVE/DIRECT POUR ME PERMETTRE DE DISCUTER DES MODALITES DE
TRANSFERT AVEC VOUS AU TELEPHONE AVANT TOUTES PROCEDURES

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