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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: Brussel Logistics <0@HDJH.CN>
Reply-To: stanleyanka@gmail.com
Date: 24 Oct 2019 23:07:54 -0700
Subject: Re:Funds For Investment

Hello,


Please, this message is private and confidential, can you manage a lot
of money? Are you able to travel ? Do you need a large amount of money
to invest in a profitable project? If the answer is yes, please
contact me urgently because I currently have access to more than one
hundred million US dollars. ready for investment.

I am from Windhoek, capital of Namibia, I represent a high personality
with a political background that is among 3 defendants facing
accusations of embezzlement in the Government of Namibia.


I have been hired to look for an honest person with a solid financial
management ability to manage a large amount of funds deposited by our
clients and these funds have been cleared by the financial regulatory
authorities. If you have a credible project or existing business that
requires expansion, please call me or send me an email so we can
discuss.


Please do not contact me if you are not financially able to take care
of your logistics, we can have a face-to-face meeting.

Your comments will be appreciated.


Best regards.

C.E.O
Brussel Logistics,
Nelson Mandela Ave. Klein Windhoek
Fax: +264 (0) 61 135 0096
Phone: +1 (812) 506-5658

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