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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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Fraud email example:

From: JOSEPH YAKETE <moa134997@gmail.com>
Reply-To: josephyaketee1@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2022 15:22:49 +0100
Subject: Good News

I would like to share an opportunity with you so that you can think
about it before our meeting.
If it suits you, we could also work together in this direction.

I am in direct contact with private investors who are looking for
partners with funded investment opportunities (opportunities that can
allow them to invest funds in interest-generating activities...) and I
am sending you this commercial proposal for a partnership idea in your
field and in other fields of activity in which you have experience.

Currently I am speaking as a speaker and business facilitator with
private investors who are high African political dignitaries who have
at their disposal a large capital (more than 200 million euros and
usd) who wish to invest and invest in profitable activities and
generating interest in Europe, Africa and America.

I inform you that the owner of the funds is a high political dignitary
of a country of golf (for confidentiality, allow me to hide your
nationality).
Following unfortunate events (political unrest) in their country, they
had to withdraw all their cash from the banks (to prevent these assets
from being frozen or seized) and fled their country of origin with
canteens containing more than 200million euros and dollars in cash.
The new authorities in place in the fund owner's home country are
trying to grab all the money and hoard it themselves, which is why the
fund owner has withdrawn everything from the banks and keeps all his
fortune in cash to a security house (in Brussels, Paris, and
Amsterdam) specializing in the safekeeping of funds.

the owner of the funds found himself in exile in Europe (Europe is a
stable and secure continent located which offers political asylum to
many politicians emir ...) with these canteens representing a very
substantial heritage for those who seek a manager or rather a very
safe and reliable partner who will help them to send said assets to
the host destination of their choice so that they can put these funds
in the bank and then put these funds in interest-generating activities
to make them grow (against a percentage condition which will be paid
to the partner or manager).

Given the (political) situation of the owners of the funds, in no
uncertain terms, we need someone (financially stable like you and who
mixes enough money in these activities) to put the funds back into the
normal circuit, to reinvest these funds to generate interest-bearing
assets and to grow these funds in the short, medium or long term. Know
that we are looking for safe and reliable partners to whom to entrust
these assets and who can serve as a cover to reinvest these funds in
areas of very promising economic activity.

It is with a view to finding them this partner that I thought of you
and contacted you to share with you this commercial proposal and our
desire to collaborate with you on this subject. Personally, I
intervene in the company as a service provider and business
facilitator with fund carriers. So let me correct that I am not in
charge of investing on behalf of third parties, rather I am looking
for someone like you to bank, invest and monetize funds for the
benefit of third parties. In addition to the commissions that will be
paid to you, I will also receive rebates for being the driving belt.

So in simple terms, I am looking for a safe and reliable partner for
these investors who are entrusted with the funds and who can serve as
a cover for these investors in very promising areas of economic
activity (against a condition of a percentage which will be paid to
the partner or manager).

If my commercial proposal interests you, come back to me so that we
develop the subject and together we take care of this file (a short
video was made available to me by the investor and I am sending you
this video so that you can see yourself with your eyes and get an idea
of ​​who we are talking about).
cordially

Mr Joseph

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