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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: "Mark Peterside Roy" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <markroy213@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2017 08:02:12 -0700
Subject: Make 2017 the Year You Fulfill Your Financial Goals

Dear Friend,
My name is Mark Roy, I'm a 45-year-old Father, Husband, and a private accountant/Stockbroker. As a rule, I delete all unsolicited "junk" e-mails and use my account primarily for business. However, I will strongly advice that no matter how you receive this email, take it very seriously and I promise that if you can set aside doubts and follow up, you will thank me later.
I am sending you this email with regards to one of my clients who was among the passengers onboard Air Egypt flight that was travelling from Paris to Cairo when it vanished from radar 10 miles into Egyptian airspace at 00.30am GMT without making a distress call. As his private accountant and stockbroker, I have been monitoring and handling his account and stocks over the years. We were making some serious arrangement to move his direct capital funds and excess maximum return capital profit (EMRCP) which is in a very huge amount to one of his private account before the plane crash.
So after a long thought, I decided to extend my interest in forming a partnership with someone who can stand as an investor to receive the funds as an annual investment proceeds from the bank before is been diverted to the banks treasury. All confirmable documents to back up the claim will be made available to you prior to your acceptance.  If you are interested, kindly get back to me with your direct telephone number or you can email me back at: markroy213@yahoo.co.uk, so we can discuss this proposition further.
It is my pleasure getting in contact with you. However, if this proposition offends your moral ethics, do accept my sincere apology and thanks for your time.
Sincerely,
Mark Peterside Roy.

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