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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: WE ONLY INVEST FUND <johnsonvortex13@gmail.com>
Reply-To: adeliacassius03@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2022 15:14:29 -0700
Subject: WE CAN FUND YOUR BUSINESS OR YOUR COMPANY,

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Hi,

This is an Investment proposal for your mutual consideration. We are a
financial warehouse, NCPC International Corp,based in the United States of
America. We had contact with politicians from North African, Libya, and
Angola precisely.To be honest with you this group of politicians has
acquired a liquid cash during their services from their country's for
investment or loan/fiscal to invest.

I have one of them as my friend, he briefed me about his friend's the
politicians that needed an investment Management in any one of this
continent, Europe or Asia and America, according to him the fund will be
re-invest strictly under-investment managers which will be you taking care
of the investment. The politicians will even allow the investment manager
to control the initial title because the group of politicians which is the
investor would not want the fund to have any bearing or traces on him.

Note, this group of politicians remains the immediate option to protect his
still future political ambitions in his country.Let us build trust and
ex-change our communication for more understanding. This message may be in
the spam due to the poor internet. More details will be announced to you

Respectfully,
Mrs. Adelia Cassius

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