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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: "Mr Mark Record" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <MrMarkRecord0001@vivaldi.net>
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2020 11:53:21 +0100
Subject: Very Urgent Attention

Hello

Private Investment Opportunity

Apologies for using this method to contact you for such a huge investment proposal, this is because of my position at the bank. First I must solicit for your absolute confidentiality in this matter judging by the virtue of its nature. Though I know that a venture of this magnitude can easily make any person apprehensive, I am wholesomely guaranteeing you a genuine partnership and investment opportunity.

Let me start by introducing myself properly to you, since it must have been a total surprise receiving this email from me; especially as there has never been any previous correspondence between us. My name is Mark Record, Corporate & IT Director at Co-operative Bank PLC, UK.

I want to invest some private funds through a neutral individual welcome your advice or view on any business sector you deem lucrative to invest in your country.

If you are interested in this exciting investment proposal, please forward me your direct contact number so that I can call you to explain in more details about the investment.

Regards,

Mr Mark Record
Tel: +44 7459 451 439

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