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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: "Dr Adams Spencer" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 13:41:00 +0100
Subject: Your trade finance

Attn:Sir/Madam

We are investment company specialized in facilitating trade finance facilities.We have been providing trade finance to support importers, exporters & manufacturers for number of years.
We also provide vault for Safe keeping of goods and valuables, Importation and Exportation of goods and valuables across the world,
Freight and security services with the highest levels of customer satisfaction, Our goal is to support your business as it grows and develops.
provides a greater range of industry expertise, technology, products and services to help you manage your business,
Products and services within Business Security Deposit suited for businesses.
if you seek finance in tune of $200m to fund a project with good returns of investment(ROI) get back to us with business plans and profile to begin with.
Investors are ready to enter partnership with you to actualise your business proposal,

kindly send your details to spencerfinance01@gmail.com

Kind regards.
Dr Adams Spencer
Financial expert.

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