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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: paul dell <pauldell25@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 06:26:40 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: DID YOU RECEIVED IT?

Sir/Ma,

I write to you based on a request by an investor for funding/investment in
your project.

My name is Mr Paul Dell, Auditor at Fathom Financial Consulting UK and I engage in business feasibility.My reason for contacting you is that my client has an urgent need to invest a considerable amount of funds $45M USD into lucrative opportunities with you. My client's request is for a competent individual or company such as you, who will be willing to put this money to good use for a period of 10 years for a start.
Should this be of interest to you, please do not hesitate to e-mail me back for further information.

I take this opportunity to thank you for taking your time to read the
contents of this email.

Best regards,
Mr Paul Dell,

Fathom Financial Consulting,
United Kingdom

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