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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: Info Mail <infomailteam1@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2021 23:17:03 +0100
Subject: PARTNERSHIP!!!


Dear Sir/Madam,

I have a partnership proposal of £ 15,850,000.00 GBP, I am currently in
need of a silent foreign partner whose identity we can use to transfer this
sum out of the United Kingdom. The fund is presently waiting to be remitted
from the bank here in the United Kingdom to any overseas beneficiary
confirmed by us as associate/receiver.

Please I must plead for your confidence in this transaction. I am a high
placed official working with the Department of (Finance & Economic Affairs)
in the United Kingdom. But at this moment, I am constrained to issue more
details about this profitable business investment until I get your response
by email, please if you can take out a moment of your very busy schedule
today to respond back to my private email below for more details and
include your private telephone number in your response which I will highly
appreciate. This fund accrued legitimately to us as commission from foreign
contracts, through our private connections.

My proposal is that after you receive the funds, it would be shared as
follows: (1) 25% to you as commission for your co-operation and assistance
in facilitating the transfer, while the remaining 70% belongs to me and 5%
will be set aside to repay any expenses made in the process of transferring
the funds to your country.

You will be free to take out your commission immediately after the money
hits your account in your country. Since my objective is to invest the
money in a foreign country, it would be appreciated if you could also help
me with some advice and direction on investing into profitable ventures in
your country.

However, this is optional, and if it is not convenient for you to further
assist me with investing the money, we can end our co-operation after you
make available to me my part of the money. The transaction, although
discreet, is legitimate and the money will be transferred successfully with
all necessary back-up official documents showing the legitimate
source/origin of the fund. The transfer will be effected as soon as we
reach an agreement and you furnish me with a suitable response indicating
your interest for processing the transfer.

I plead with you on one issue, if you are interested or not, kindly do not
expose this information to any one else. I confirm that the transaction is
legitimate and without any risks either to me or yourself. Please, give me
your response immediately by returning this mail through my alternative
email address.

STAY SAFE.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. George Brown.
Email: infomailteam109@yahoo.com
Tel: +44-745-218-0304.

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