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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. Davis Polk CA, MA (Hons) and Ph D" <davis_polk1000@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: davis_polk1000@zoho.com
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2017 14:34:36 -0700
Subject: Mutual Business Relationship???????

Attn: Sir,/ Madam.

I am the Head of Corporate Finance at Shawbrook Asset Finance, Ltd here in UK, I handle all investment bankers, private investment groups and private investor's direct capital funds. I do have a private authorization of one of my clients (Mr.) Talal Ben Yushah who is from Libya with delicate political position to seek for individuals with sound financial management experiences to handle the investment and management of over US$500 Million devoid of his name. If you have fund management abilities or credible projects in need of funding, please let us have a brief description of your nature of business professional experiences alongside your registered business name and physical address in a returned email so we can discuss further.

NOTE: This mutual partnership is 100% legal, risk and hitch free. I will explain further when you respond. I would appreciate your urgent response. Note if you are not wily to handle the transaction don't border to reply me this is very serious thank you.

Email: invest19901000@outlook.com

Sincerely,

Dr.Davis Polk CA, MA (Hons) and Ph D
Shawbrook Asset Finance, Ltd
Address: 8 Nelson Mandela Pl, Glasgow G2 1BT,
United Kingdom.

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