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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: "Paul Mann" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fip.lender@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 06:44:42 +0100
Subject: Strictly confidential.

Helferstorferstrasse 17 A-1010
Vienna, Austria
Email: www_opec_vienna@live.com
www_opec_vienna@ymail.com
Telephone: +44 787 228 2445
Fax: +1-206-350-7188

27th April 2011


Dear Sir,

My Name is Roland Williams and I am one of the elected committee members of the OPEC states (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) in Vienna, Austria on Africa developments.

The OPEC states is building a multi million dollars hospital in a country called São Tomé and Príncipe a poor African nation and we need Western medical doctors from Canada to supply all the medical equipments needed in the hospital, this contract is a 20million USD contract, Your name was single out and this letter prepared by the OPEC committee to approach you in regards to this opportunity.

When you are approved to make this medical equipment supply, The Secretary General office of OPEC will release 80% of the 20million USD to your company’s account in Canada and you will be given 90days to ship this equipment to the São Tomé and Principe, upon completion the balances will be release too and you will be invited to the opening of this hospital by the end of 2011.

If you are interested in working for the OPEC on this project, kindly send me your contact details to my email leoldenn@gmail.com or call me on my direct number +44 787 228 2445 with your,

Your Name:………………………………………………………..
Work Address:…………………………………………………….
Phone Numbers:…………………………………………………..
Copy of your ID.:………………………………………………….

Waiting for your prompt response.


Best Regards

Mr. Roland Williams
OPEC Committee on Africa Development


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