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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: "Nasser" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nelhassan.qatar@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2022 06:47:06 +0100
Subject: Seeking investment partnership.

Hello,

I am Nasser AL Khater, the appointed chief executive officer of Qatar Supreme Committee
for Delivery & Legacy on Qatar FIFA 2022 World Cup

We executed many contracts and I am looking for a foreign business partner.

I have an investment opportunity of $70M for investment in your country either in real estate or any profitable venture.

I need your assistance and cooperation to move this fund into your account as a contract payment from Qatar government
for onward investment in your country.

Tell me if you can handle this, if you can't ,don't let this to be known by any other person. its between you and me.

For more information, please contact me at my private business email at ( alkhaternasser65@gmail.com )

Thanks,

Yours Faithfully in Islam
Nasser AL Khater

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