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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. DAVID JOSEPH" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <josephdavid48@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 15:45:01 -0400
Subject: GOOD DAY, URGENT MESSAGE

GOOD DAY,

WE WANT USE YOUR COMPANY TO INVEST $200,000,000 (TWO HUNDRED MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS). YOUR COMPANY WILL RECEIVE AND INVEST THESE FUNDS FOR OUR CLIENT.

FOR WE TO MOVE THIS TRANSACTION FORWARD WITH YOUR COMPANY, 1) YOU WILL HAVE TO ASSURE US THAT YOU WILL ABLE TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL.

2) YOU WILL HAVE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT YOUR COMPANY AND LET US KNOW IF YOUR COMPANY CAN HANDLE SUCH AMOUNT OF MONEY.

3) YOU WILL HAVE TO LET US KNOW IF YOU WILL ACCEPT 10% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR YOUR ASSISTANT TO MOVE THE FUNDS TO YOUR COUNTRY.

WE DISCUSS MORE DETAILS ONCE WE HEAR FROM YOU. josephdavid48@yahoo.com

BEST REGARDS.

DR. DAVID.

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