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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: members committee <memberscommittee803@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 09:23:03 +0100
Subject: PRIVATE TRANSFER

Attn: CEO

Please this is a private matter and I need to know if you can keep it
safe. The deposited Vault containing the sum of$15.7 million dollars,
with a Trust Company/Safe Keeping company
here in Europe/escrow account and did not disclose the exact
content of deposited amount to the treasure house as cash but Personal
valuables for security and personal reasons. Can you handle this?, Can
I
count on you for safety?. I work with one of the Emirate institution
Dubai for your information. I AM IN CONTROL OK.

This money has already been approved for payment by the Ministry
Mines,Power and Steel and is Secured Under Contract
NO:MMPS/FGN/V1233/ALSCON-2/9, Job Completion Certificate
NO:677000000242MMPS/C0, of 17th September, 2017. but it is then
advisable to invest in any foreign land for both benefits ok.

Sharing ratio is 50/50 for both parties, while 5% has been
mapped out for any expenses we may incur during
the transaction such as (Handling/Logistics) etc.

Urgency surrounding this claim I decided to reach you via this media
to join me to put claims on this vault before it is seized
Thank you and I will give you further details as soon as i get a
response from you.

Yours Faithfully,
SULEMAN AHMED

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