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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Alfred Karimu <alfred.k@mcompany.jp>
Reply-To: drpatrickk848@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:06:58 +0100
Subject: REQUEST FOR INVESTMENT COLLABORATION
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RE: REQUEST FOR INVESTMENT COLLABORATION
Sir,
My Name is Alfred Karimu, I own an International Outsourcing Agency. I
recommend credible Entrepreneur/Fund Managers to Silent Investors that
are looking for Fund Managers/Entrepreneur to invest and manage funds on
a long term.
I have an offer from my client to recommend on merit a reputable Private
Individual/ Company Owner with good financial standing to receive and
invest the sum of US$2.5 Billion in a secure High Risk/Low Risk
Investment that will generate good Return on Investment annually {ROI}.
The Investment Capital shall be managed for a period between 10 years
from the date of receipt of Investment Capital. In addition, your
compensation and benefits will be communicated to you in my next email
if you are ready, willing and able to accept this Business Proposition
as stated herein.
Kindly indicate your interest for discussion of this offer in more
details should you find my offer interesting. The Investment Capital
will be disclosed if interested.
I look forward to hearing from you shortly.
Yours Truly,
Alfred Karimu
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