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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: "Gerald Coleman" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <geraldcoleman972@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 2 May 2018 13:21:37 -0700
Subject: ESSENTIAL

Hello,

I am an investor looking to invest in entrepreneurial teams with big ideas
and a need for seed capital to turn their ideas into great companies.

I believe every business man is basically an entrepreneur, for we all strive
to achieve optimal goals using limited resources. In seeking out worthwhile
investment opportunities, We are always on the look out for ventures whose
principals exhibit a high level of creativity combined with the right amount
of experience in the chosen field.

Thank You.

Gerald Coleman
Email:gerldcoleman121@gmail.com
Email:geraldcoleman972@yahoo.com
......................................................

Hallo,

Ich bin ein Investor, der in große, unternehmerische Teams investieren
möchte Ideen und der Bedarf an Startkapital, um aus ihren Ideen großartige
Unternehmen zu machen.

Ich glaube, dass jeder Geschäftsmann im Grunde ein Unternehmer ist, denn wir
alle streben danach, mit begrenzten Ressourcen optimale Ziele zu erreichen.
Bei der Suche nach lohnenden Investitionsmöglichkeiten sind wir immer auf
der Suche nach Unternehmungen, deren Auftraggeber ein hohes Maß an
Kreativität kombiniert mit der richtigen Menge an Erfahrung in dem gewählten
Bereich aufweisen.

Danke.

Gerald Coleman
E-Mail: gerldcoleman121@gmail.com
E-Mail: geraldcoleman972@yahoo.com


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