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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: Prolifica < procure@abidjiaintl.ml>
Date: 3 Jun 2020 15:38:43 -0700
Subject: Investment Proposal

Dear Sir,

I am a Security Manager in Prolifica Urban Security Company in Brooklyn NY USA. I work closely with International investors most of them are politicians and businessmen and women who wished to invest their funds in profitable business ventures with less or no taxation on their income.

However, I have some of my trusted wealthy individuals and public officials who are fearful of any lick to the funds they have invested in Mossack Fonseca shell corporations and wish to pull out of the corporations and invest their funds in the hands of various individuals or corporations elsewhere. Hence, I am contacting you today to ask your interest in handling huge sum of the money on behalf of my trusted wealthy friends.

It is in my best interest to know how much you can handle starting from US$15 Million to US$8 Billion.

I am looking forward to hearing from you.

NOTE: KINDLY CONSIDER THIS MESSAGE AS HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL, YOU CAN DELETE IT BUT DO NOT SHARE THIS MESSAGE WITH ANYONE.

Thanks and remain blessed reply to the below email address:


Regards,

Dr.Hubbard Paul
Email Address: drhubbardpaul@gmail.com

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