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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: anayibassey@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:33:58 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENT=20HELP?=

DEAR SIR,
GOODDAY TO YOU TODAY.
MY NAME IS MR.ANAYI BASSEY,I AM THE SON OF MR.TUNDE BASSEY,I AM 17YEARS
OLD.
I KNOW THAT THIS EMAIL WILL COME AS A SURPRISE TO YOU BECAUSE WE HAVE NEVER
MET BEFORE NOW.PLEASE,BEAR WITH ME.
I AM WRITING TO SEEK FOR YOUR ABLE ASSISTANCE TO RECEIVE THE SUM OF US$15,500,000:{FIFTEEN
MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED US DOLLARS ONLY} FROM MY LATE FATHER'S BANK ACCOUNT
IN SWISS PRIVATE BANK. MY FATHER WAS A GOLD MERCHANT AND ACHIEVED BUSINESS
MAN WHO DIED IN A KENYAN PLANE CRASH IN THE YEAR 2000 ALONG WITH MY
MOTHER.I LOST BOTH PARENTS IN THE ILL FATED PLANE CRASH,AND IT COST ME MY
FORTUNE.
AS OUR TRADITIONAL LAWS PERMITTED,I AND TWO OF MY SISTERS WERE TAKEN
CARE OFF BY MY UCLE,MY LATE FATHER'S BROTHER.THEY TOOK ALL MY FATHER'S PROPERTIES
AND SHARED AMONG THEMSELVES.
MY FATHER HAD AN ACCOUNT WITH THE SWISS PRIVATE BANK IN HONGKONG,AND I WAS
HIS NEXT OF KIN.THE SWISS PRIVATE BANK IN HONGKONG CONTACTED ME LAST WEEK
TO INFORM ME THAT MY LATE FATHER'S MONEY WITH THEM AMOUNTING TO US$15,500,000:00M
IS OVER DUE FOR PAYMENT AND THEY HAVE PLACED THE MONEY UNSERVICABLE DUE
TO MANY YEARS OF NON OPERATING OF THE ACCOUNT BY MY FATHER.
FOR THE FACT THAT I DON,T WANT MY UNCLES TO BE AWARE OF THE MONEY SO THAT
THEY WILL NOT TAKE IT FROM ME.I AM REQUESTING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE
A FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THE BANK WILL TRANSFER THE MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT
FOR SAFETY AND INVESTMENT WHEN I COME TO MEET YOU.
ALSO,BECAUSE OF MY AGE,I CAN NOT HAVE SUCH AMOUNT IN MY ACCOUNT AND PRESENTLY
I DON,T HAVE ANY ACCOUNT.SO,I NEED AN ASSISTANCE FROM YOU BECAUSE THE MONEY
IS BIG AND I NEED SOMEONE WHO CAN RECEIVE THE MONEY AND HELP ME TO MAKE
INVESTMENT.
I NEED ALSO YOUR GUARRANTTEE THAT YOU WILL BE TRUSTED,HONEST,SINCERE AND
KEEP THIS TRANSACTION CONFIDENTIAL AT YOUR SIDE BECAUSE I DON,T WANT MY
UNCLES TO BE AWARE OF THE MONEY.SO,YOU HAVE TO KEEP IT SECRET TO YOURSELF
ALONE AND HELP ME TO ARRANGE FOR A GOOD INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
I AM EXPECTING YOUR URGENT REPLY.
PLEASE,YOU CAN REPLY TO MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL: anayibassey@jumpy.it
MR.ANAYI BASSEY



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