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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: Mrs Vanilla Ebreish <mrsvanillaebreishabdul11@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2023 18:26:41 -0700
Subject: Your urgent reply will be appreciated?

Dear Sir/ Madam,



Please forgive me if my proposal comes to you as an embarrassment as I had
no previous correspondence with you before now, I got your email contact
from the International Business Directory.

My Real name is Mrs. Vanilla E. Breish, From Libya. My Late husband Mr.
AbdulMagid Salam Breish was the Former Chairman & CEO - Libyan Investment
Authority, before he was killed by NATO during the Libyan civil war.

I am in search of an honest and reliable person who will help me and stand
as my trustee so that I will present him to the Bank for the transfer of
($USD12, 500, 000, 00) to his bank account overseas for business
investment purposes.


Please if you are interested to be my business partner kindly reply
urgently for more information and I am willing to negotiate the
investment/business profit sharing ratio with you based on the future
investment earning profits.

Waiting for your urgent reply,
Best regards,
Mrs. Vanilla E. Breish.

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