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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. X" <admin@mojoka.tk>
Reply-To: ibrahimabdulaziz401@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 07 May 2020 12:22:00 -0700
Subject: Post Covid-19 Investment Opportunity.

1. Assalamualaikum! My name is Ibrahim Abdulaziz, a Singaporean living in Malaysia. I am a Senior Control Systems Engineer at Petronas Oil and Gas, Sarawak, Malaysia. I am also a freelance broker who helps people trade in Bitcoin and make lots of profit.

2. Those who invested in Bitcoin around January before Covid-19 are making so much profit now because many Governments are reopening their economies and so demand for Bitcoin is getting higher than its supply now.

3. I will advise you to make use of this opportunity because before June, many more people will make so much profit.

4. You can make up to 20% profit within a few days if you invest in Bitcoin through a miner. For example, if you invest USD50, you can make up to USD10 within 24 hours. If you invest USD5000, you can make a profit of USD1000 in 48 hours if a broker is helping you because he knows how to trade it with a miner.

5. The profit you make comes from the miner and volume of transactions going on in the Blockchain technology. The money you invest goes into mining and every Bitcoin mined comes with a profit. For example, if you are doing business, you buy goods with money and sell the goods and make profits. Again, when you deposit money in the bank, bank pays you interest because they trade, in the form of mining, with the money. The 20% you will earn comes from the money you invest in Bitcoin, which is mined and profit is generated immediately. You can put any amount today and still withdraw it today.

6. The more money you add, the higher the profit you will make. And you can withdraw your profit and the amount invested at any time of the day and you will receive the money immediately in your bank account.

7. The miner can also help you to set your withdrawal threshold so that every 48 hours, your profit will go straight to your bank account. That means, every two days, money will enter your bank account instantly.

8. You can start with as little as 50 Dollars only! I will advise you to start with a little amount first so that you will see how it works.

9. Even if you don’t know about Bitcoin, don’t worry, I will teach you. No knowledge is a waste.

10. You can withdraw your profit instantly and get the money in your bank account at any time you want. If you know about Bitcoin and trade it well, you will never lack money again in your life. Information is power.

11. Many people from Europe and East Asia like Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Macau and China are making so much money from Bitcoin these days.

11. For assisting you, you will pay me. My fee is just 2% of the profit you get. You only pay me when you withdraw your profit. So when you withdraw your profit, you give me only 2% from it.

12. Don’t miss this opportunity of Bitcoin boom. You can make thousands of money if you have a good broker who will direct you very well. Add me on whatsapp and we will take it up from there. My whatsapp line is +60163462769.
Don't let anyone discourage you from learning about or investing in Bitcoin. It's either the person does not want you to have another source of income or the person does not know much about bitcoin trading. Bitcoin is the next biggest thing after stock exchange. I look forward to chatting with you on WhatsApp. My email is ibrahimabdulaziz401@gmail.com Note that all you need to do is to invest in Bitcoin and I will direct you on how to monitor your profit and withdraw it at any time you want.

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