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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. Thomas Rudyard" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <thomasrudyard441@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2019 18:14:46 -0700
Subject: Partnership Proposal ,.

Good day,
I am Mr. Thomas Rudyard a Briton 50 years of age and an account and finance manager of  a reputable Oil and Gas Company here in England.
I am soliciting your partnership as an individual to stand as my foreign trustee there in your home country. For details send reply to this my
email: thomasrudyard441@gmail.com  to confirm the validity of this your email account.
I look forward to hearing from you
Regards,
Thomas Rudyard.

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