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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: "Herbert John" <web@unimedportovelho.coop.br>
Reply-To: funding@bsstcc.com
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2021 16:55:38 +0800
Subject: High Yield Investment Project

Greetings,

I need your assistance in management/running a lucractive investment project in your country, My name is Herbert John Kijazi JR.,The eldest child of the late Tanzania's Chief Secretary, Ambassador John Herbert Kijazi.


Presently I will not talk much of my whereabouts for reasons I will explain later, I have investment funds in tune of $68 million united state dollars, deposited in a reputable security company by my late father.As I'm next of kin and fully in charge of overseeing our family investments.I seek a focused and committed partner who can handle our family investments in your country as I would to inject good capital in the investment seeing your country has favourable investment opportunities with HIGH yield returns.

Good business relationship is built on honesty and I must inform you before hand that much of the capital fund in my possession was due to my father handling the famous Acacia Mining $190 billion USD Tanzanian unpaid tax bill which my father helped in all parties coming to a settlement at $300m USD.Read more on https://www.bbc.com/news/business-40714086

How the $300 million settlement was reached and how the business was finalised is what has brought me to investing my family funds in your country.I have strong faith in your utmost confidentiality.Kindly reply only to my personal email  guyb3873@gmail.com
confirming receipt of this email so I proceed with more details of the project.

 

Regards,

Mr,Herbert John Kijazi,JR

 

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