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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: Gunwan Rahardji <GunwanRahardji@web.de>
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 16:50:53 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY


Hello,

I am urged to relate my family story to you, which I believe that is the most conventional way to redeem the huge amount deposited in my name, by my late father.

I am Master Gunawan Rahardji. I am the only son to late Eng. Erdmann Rahardji, an expatriate engineer, who worked with the Mining and Smelting Company (Asturiana de Zinc S.A.) in Spain, for Eleven years. My late father and my mother died in one of their numerious visit to Indonesia, during the Tsunami catastrophic Monday 27 December 2004, in an earthquake that hit our home and killed them instantly. According to my father’s private advice, he said to me;<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>"GUNAWAN, NOW LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY FOR YOUR OWN GOOD, YOUR MOTHER AND YOUR SISTER, THIS IS TOP SECRET FOR YOUR INFORMATION, I HAVE DEPOSITED IN YOUR NAME THE BIGGEST PART OF MY MONEY IN MY ACCOUNT IN SPAIN FOR SECURITY REASON, DUE TO THE NATURE OF MY JOB AND MY CONSTANT DESERT WORK. IN CASE OF ANY CASUALTY OR DEATH ON MY SIDE, LOOK FOR A RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUAL/COMPANY WHO WILL BE WILLING TO ASSIST YOU TO PULL THE MONEY INTO HIS OR HER BANK ACCOUNT SO THAT YOU, YOUR MOTHER AND YOUR SISTER WILL HAVE THE BETTER CHANCE OF SURVIVAL. THE MONEY IS SEVEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLAR ($7,300,000.00) AND I HAVE TOLD YOUR MOTHER ABOUT IT". <o:p></o:p> After the death of my father, I and my younger sister Miss Sartika Rahardji moved to Spain, where he had deposited the money for us, through the help of NGO's Coalition for Human Rights, Aceh. So I decided to contact a honest individuals that will assist me to move this money out of Spain, so that me and my younger sister can start a new life, because as asylum seekers we are not allowed to operate any bank account within Spain even to do any business is not allowed.

We have agreed to give you 20% of the whole money and additional of 5% in case of any miscellaneous. My father gave me the deposit certificate issued to him by the Bank, and I will send it to you willingly for your clarification. Please write me immediately after you must have gone through my message. Note that this transaction is legit, and 100% risk-free, so feel free and make it urgent I really want to invest this money in your country on a good business, and you will help I and my sister to come over to your country.<o:p></o:p> May the Almighty GOD continue to guide and protect us.

Reply through my private email addresses:gunwanrahardji06@hotmail.comYours sincerely,Gunwan Rahardji


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