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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: Justice Gordon Powel Mackenzie <terrydelap02@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gordonpowel@protonmail.com
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2020 12:48:34 +0100
Subject: Hello

Good Day!

My name is Justice Gordon Powel Mackenzie . I am a lawyer and an
independent investment broker.I currently administer a confidential
investment portfolio and i broker on behalf of my client who would
like to partner with you to invest huge capital amounts in projects on
any of the following sectors in your country. The investor is
interested in Real Estate, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Shipping &
Logistics, Construction, Textiles, Information Technology,
Pharmaceuticals, Oil & Energy Industries, Mining & Metals.The
investor, wife of a deseased Covid-19 patient is proposing to partner
with you so that you can receive the investment amount of 50 Million
dollars in your account, and be compensated with a commission of 20%
of the funds.If you are keen and capable of engaging with the investor
in partnership, providing a suitable bank account for receiving and
investing the funds in the sectors listed above.

I look forward to administering a successful investment partnership with you.

Best Regards,

Justice Gordon Powel Mackenzie

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