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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: drdougksisulu@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 10:21:41 +0200
Subject: important,,,



--
Greetings;!,I write to confirm if you received my email i sent to you
2days ago?!,I was searching through a local business directory when I
found your profile. I am wondering if your project is still available
seeking funding. I represent a group of angel investors who are
interested in having a serious business present in your region. My
investors can offer business loan, personal and home loan to finance new
projects as well as expansion capital. Kindly get back to me with your
project(s) brief so I can share full details with you and kindly reply
me for an open discussion on this private email Click by the email
drdougksisulu@gmail.com Thank you
Sincerely
Dr.Doug K. Sisulu,

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