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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: "Mr. António Guterres" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <uncompensationspaymentsunit@vivaldi.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2018 12:27:24 +0100
Subject: Good Day, 777

Greetings,
 
I am a Financial Consultant and I have a client from Middle-east who
wants to invest in any lucrative investment within your country or
outside. He is looking for Joint Partnership who can manage fund based
on his investment experience
 
The total amount for investment is $750 Million USD, but my client
will start with $350Million USD or less, depending on the investor and
the sector you want to invest the fund on
 
If you are ready and interested to work with us, please respond back
so we will contact the investor so that more details will be given to
you
 
I will be expecting your response  office.investment2017@gmail.com
 
Regards,
 
Mr. Dinesh Sharma

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