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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: "DONALD"<info@droplete.biz>
Reply-To: donaldcollins062@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2017 03:51:00 +0300
Subject: YOUR FRIEND DONALD


Hello dear,

I am Donald Corllins ,a US soldier presently in Iraq. I saw your contact details online and decided to contact you . I am urgently interested in investing the sum of $12,500,000 USD in your country.

I am ready to offer you 30% share from the profit gotten from the investment as my investment partner. Your duty ,will be to come up with an investment plan and also the day to day management of the investment.

I will be waiting for your urgent reply with your current mobile number.


Regards

Donald Corllins

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