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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "reliablefrancis@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "FRANCIS GOODMAN INVESTMENT INC." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <reliablefrancis@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2018 01:15:33 +0300
Subject: Re:I await your urgent response.
Hello Sir / Madam,
How are you today and Thanks for your time, My name is Mr Francis Goodman, a business consultant analyst and deal maker based in London. I affiliated and represent high profile and transparent investors who is looking for a profitable business project outside the GCC to invest their fund privately.
I link up entrepreneurs/fund seekers with Investors who are ready to invest in good business projects and ideas that will yield a high ROI therein Should you be interested in this or know anybody who has good business ideas but lack the necessary capital to fund his Ideas and projects for a sizable compensation is offered to you as project manager if we come to terms and if you can help close this deal.
kindly let me know so we can have further discussion and establish working relationship for more information is available once I read from you.
look forward to your reply.
Francis Goodman
Email :reliablefrancis@outlook.com
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