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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: CHARLES STANLEY <alexandre.simao@habibs.com.br>
Reply-To: chrlsstanley9077@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 11:41:13 -0300
Subject: RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL ASAP


Graham Robert Trust Fund, Still on the Graham Robert trust fund, it is =20
quite unfair to note that you have reluctantly refused to assist in =20
your own part to finance the Graham Robert trust fund knowing full =20
well that Graham Robert is dead. I wonder how you expect late Graham =20
Robert to come finance this transaction especially when he doesn?t =20
exist anymore. Graham Robert left you with a whopping sum of =20
US$155,600,000(One Hundred and Fifty Five million Six Hundred thousand =20
United States Dollars) to commence a charity project in your name. All =20
he wanted was your commitment to ensuring that the needy people around =20
you as well as the sick people are made comfortable from is charity =20
organization. As you are aware Graham Robert died of cancer after =20
suffering for a very long time. On that note he wished to establish a =20
charity to help care for the sick and needy once, however is wished =20
was not actualized as he became seriously ill again and was told is =20
days are numbered. Before he eventually left mother earth he contacted =20
me and instructed me on this charity project he assigned you, he =20
handed me all document to that effect and appeal to me to ensure that =20
is dying wish was met as he has limited time to live. On that note I =20
became pathetic with this case and promised myself I will stop at =20
nothing to ensure that the Graham Robert fund is used for charity in =20
line with is dying wish since charity was another thing I had passion =20
for. Graham Robert never told me it will cost you anything to handle =20
this transaction rather he said you should be given 40 percent of the =20
fund for your personal expenditure. However, he is no more and this =20
project must go on and the transferring banks insist that due process =20
have to be taken to ensure that the fund is transferred to your =20
account so the charity work can commence. I on my own part have spent =20
a lot to ensure that Graham made it alive, but to no avail as a result =20
my current financial status. It will amaze you to note that I spent =20
more than (20,000 GBP) to keep Graham alive. At this point I don?t =20
have any more otherwise I would have long paid what the bank requires =20
from you. I still think you should have a second taught and proceed =20
with the payment as instructed since its very obvious that without the =20
payment, the said fund will never be transferred to your account. I =20
await your response to this email soon Have a nice day Charles Stanley =20
+4470457 21207 +4470457 21208

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