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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. Ahmad S. ALKHARJI" <diegho@supranet.com.br>
Reply-To: mrs.yelena.baturina@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2021 06:17:53 -0300
Subject: Confidential investment


Hello, I hope this email find you well. My name is Mr. Ahmad S. ALKHARJI, M=
ember of the Board of Directors at Kuveyt Turk Participation Bank A.S.. I n=
eed your assistance to transfer and invest in your region some amount of mo=
ney =8023,500,000.00 EUR (Twenty-Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Euros)=
accumulated as undeclared profit made by me from the private and corporate=
investment portfolios under my Management. You will get 40% of the funds a=
s benefit for your participation. Please let me know your interest on this =
subject matter. Best Regards, Mr. Ahmad S. ALKHARJI Member of the Board of =
Directors Kuveyt Turk Participation Bank A.S.

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