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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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Fraud email example:

From: "prince seyi frayo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <prieyifra@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2023 04:43:20 -0700
Subject: investment proposal !!!

Greetings to you.
 
I trust you are well; I extend my warm and sincere greetings to you.
 
My name is Prince Seyi Frayo, I am a lobbyist, a friend to so many
Heads of States and Government/Politicians and sometimes help in an
Advisory capacity. One of such opportunities just popped up and I wish
to share my thoughts with you.
 
This particular beneficiary owns funds in a Security Bonded warehouse
in Europe on-hold, which he desires to retain a distinguished business
entrepreneur as a ‘TRUSTEE ‘ to manage and invest the said amount
lucratively.
 
The beneficiary is the lawful owner of the sum of 620 Million USD (SIX
HUNDRED AND TWENTY MILLION USD).
 
In consideration of the above service, the beneficiary is willing to
do the following:
 
1. 20% (one time payment) of the FACE VALUE (124,000,000 USD)
 
2. Further 2% of the FACE VALUE (12,400,000 USD) will be used to repay nall the expenses and logistics etc incurred by the Trustee during his transaction, for example, transportation, accommodation, telephone calls etc as soon as the funds are created to the Trustee’s account. He will remove 22%  (136,400,000 USD) to cover services rendered.
 
3. The Trustee will also receive 30% from the return on investment (ROI) of the investment proper.the beneficiary (OWNER) will receive70%. The  owner was the Former Group Managing Director of an oil corporation .
 
Kindly advise on your understanding of the above, so we can put up a road map on how to progress matters. I will also appreciate it if you furnish me with your VALID phone numbers as it will make it easier for us to communicate.
 
I thank you in advance for your understanding, take care and enjoy your week.
 
Best regards,
Prince Seyi Frayo

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