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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: INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP <morgansmith6788@gmail.com>
Reply-To: chambers.lawyer@lawyer.com
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 21:56:57 +0100
Subject: BEST REGARDS


Dear Sir/Ma,

I am a solicitor representing a client who need a reliable /trusted
business person for investment, I need your help for an investment in your
country, We have Map out a huge millions of dollars for any profitable
project you desire or invest into your company or business.I have gone
through your profile on your company/personal profile and got interested in
you for investment Please let me know if you are interested,so I can
furnish you with all the full details of funds to proceed.
Best regards,

MATRIX CHAMBERS
Griffin Building
Gray’s Inn
WC1R 5LN,

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