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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: "Mr. Wilfred Smith" <and_you@att.net>
Reply-To: wilfred.smith13@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:13:21 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU ON THIS!!!

CAN I TRUST YOU ON THIS!!!
phone:+447045719574

        ( £65,000.000.00-[SIXTY FIVE Million GBP Only)


Your quick response is needed in this “Business Deal” that will benefit both of us without any risk involved either now or later. I am Mr Wilfred Smith,from Bank Of Scotland and an Executive Consultant Officer in the International Remittance Department.

I have a business proposal in the tune of £65,000.000.00-[SIXTY FIVE Million GBP Only} to be transferred to any safety account with your assistance.

This fund has been laying, in suspense escrow account for safe keeping for over 5 years as unclaimed funds placed as Heritage/Investment Funds before the late holder died and none of his families or relatives knows about this money, I came across this great fortune during an annual pre-audition in November 2009.The will written by the deceased before his death was to transfer this fund to any chartable organization or any body that own a such organization to provide the necessary information.

I had discussed this issue privately with the Top Bank Director and he
agreed to help and have instructed me to look for a foreigner who can be trusted and capable to handle this transaction so that we can secretly move this money out from UK immediately base on Investments plans in your Country. I guarantee that this will be executed under a concrete special arrangement that will protect us from any breach of law. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch-free and you should not entertain any fears as the required arrangements have been made for the completion of this operation.

I urgently need to hear from you if you are interested and you can be
assured that I will secure all Documentations to back your claims with help of Top officials, so you should be 100% sure of your security and all I need from you now is to present your information as the next of kin to the dead man and have the Bank pay you this money as the Beneficiary hence every arrangement has been made accordingly, kindly get back to me as quickly as possible to enable me make all the necessary arrangement towards how to present you to the office as "truly next of kin" to the late man.

After the successful transfer, we shall share in ratio of 35% for you and 60% for me & helping Officials, and 5% set aside for any expense both partise might incur during the transfer process.Your assistance as a foreigner is necessary because the management of the bank will welcome any foreigner who has correct information to this account which I will give to you immediately, We will start the first transfer with Thirty FIVE Million {£35,000,000.00}. Upon successful transfer without any disappointment from your side, we shall re-apply for the payment of the remaining balance of {£30, 000,000.00} to your account. Should you be interested, please respond to my letter immediately, so we can commence all arrangements and I will give you more information on how we would handle it. Please treat this business with utmost Confidentiality.

Send me the following information, to enable me apply for the fund release in your favor accordingly.

(1)Your account details
(2)Full names:
(3) Private phone numbers:
(4) Current residential address:
(5) Office Address
(6) Any of your legal id, to start processing the payment accordingly per the national and international laws of inheritance.


I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind Regards,
From:Mr Wilfred Smith.


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