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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: Michael Pedersen <pedlassemike@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 02:57:00 -0400
Subject: Hola !

Hello,

My name is Mr. Michael Pedersen a consultant and investor, based in Santa Barbara, California, United States. I have a business proposal for you which will be beneficial for both of us. Please if you are interested to hear it let me know by replying to this email so that I will give you further information. Thank you for your time and consideration Sincerely

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Hola,

Mi nombre es el Sr. Michael Pedersen, consultor e inversor, con sede en Santa Barbara, California, Estados Unidos. Tengo una propuesta de negocios para usted que sera beneficiosa para ambos. Por favor, si esta interesado en escucharlo, hagamelo saber respondiendo a este correo electronico para que le proporcione mas informacion. Gracias por su tiempo y consideracion Sinceramente

Michael Pedersen

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