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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: "Engr. Jacob Williams" <barclayscommunicationslondon@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jacobwilliams777@e1.ru
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2021 21:39:18 -0800
Subject: direct foreign investment

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Greetings

Can you invest huge amount of money in your country economy? The funds
are readily available.

If you are ready to partner with me, do let me know for more
explanations. The funds were genuinely raised from natural resources


your response is expected


Engr. Jacob Williams
Petrochemical engineer
AB Offshore/Drilling Engineers

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