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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Robert Nelson" <robertnelson010@myway.com>
Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 15:13:06 -0400
Subject: Urgent Business Proposal

Attn:

My name is Robert Nelson I work with CBA branch here in switzerland in contract payment office, First of all I got your contact through the searching engine for investment potentials clients in regards to my personal search for a capable business person who can be my solid and private partner in other to receive and secure the sum of (Four million Dollars) belonging to one of the biggest contractor who has not come for his contract payment in our office here in switzerland for contract he did in Africa for over ten years.

This fund was deposited in a Bank since ten year, the depositor died on a plane crash in airfrance with 203 passengas and 14 crew members 2000, as you must know nobody or family has put in contact with our office for the claim and moreover the contract has know next of kings. I want you to stand as next of kings to the contract and fund, and discuss with our Director here to transfer the fund right to your person account all information and document will be giving to you in next message.
This is not a joke business and is 100% risk free.

I have agreed to share the funds as follows if you accept to received the fund and secure
You will take 30% of the fund, 55% for me while 15% set aside for all expenses to be incurred in this transaction. If interested and capable of handling this deal with me in maximum secret, kindly get back to me through my personal email addresses: robertnelson4@yahoo.fr Other information will be provided to you once I see that you show seriousness, sincerity and capability to handle this deal privately, I want you to remember am see working with the CBA branch here nobody must know will are partners.

Regards,
Mr Robert Nelson

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