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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Miguel Arevalo <mi4371159@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2018 23:53:07 +0800
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL
Hello
My name is Miguel Arevalo I am seeking for a reliable foreigner to
invest some money, its quite a huge amount from Saudi Arabia .The
funds is presently in Turkish Reserve bank private safe house in
Istanbul.
I wish to work with you and present you as the beneficiary to these
funds because my client Hatice Cengiz who is the fiance to Mr Jamal
Khashoggi who was killed inside the Saudi Embassy in Turkey wants her
involvement to be confidential, due to the politics associated with
his death
My duty is to solicit for a good and reasonable person we can work
with.In the course of the transaction you will have the opportunity to
meet with Hatice Cengiz face to face.
Do you think this is something you can handle?
Thank you.
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