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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: Paul Davidson <pauldavidson484@gmail.com>
Reply-To: pauldavison208@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 08:48:57 +0000
Subject: Hello dear,

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Hello dear, I am Paul Davidson the only son of late Dr.Giovanni
Davidson, former Italian project minister holder before he passed
away. I am presently in Ivory Coast seeking for your assistance as
foreign investment partner of my late father to enable the bank here
transfer the project deposit fund made with them here into your
private bank account, $18.2 M, according to the bank director's
directions.that I must engage a foreign partner into this transaction
to enable them proceed since the fund deposited and declared as
foreign investment fund.this is the reason why I am contacting you now
as the located partner of my late father, amount $18.2 Million
deposited in one trade bank here. I need your urgent assistance to
enable the bank transfer the fund in your account as the only located
foreign partner of my late father and the beneficiary of this fund,
for more information this fund was deposited and declared as foreign
investment fund .Your sincere and good understanding to assist handle
this project as an engaged foreign partner of my late father will be
highly executed and highly appreciated.Your full names home address
company name/occupation including your contact number to enable me
submit it to the bank as the located foreign partner of my late father
for further process with the bank. Please note that I will be coming
to join you once this money transfers into your bank account as my
late father foreign partner for good investment in your country,
Waiting for your urgent reply for an immediate process with the bank,
yours sincerely
Paul Davidson,

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