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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: =?UTF-8?B?Sk9OQVMgSk9OQVMg?= <jonaswillams@citromail.hu>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 03:39:11 +0200
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?UExFQVNFIEtJTkRMWSBSRVBMWSBJRiBZT1UgQVJFIElOVEVSRVNURUQsVEhB?= =?UTF-8?B?TktTLg==?=



I am looking for a missing client (Gary Doe) who is traceable to your family tree because he shares the same family name and nationality with you.

He is an international investor in solid minerals such as precious stones, diamonds, mercury, gold bars, gold dust, Oil and gas etc.

He went missing since his business trip to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday 7th July 2004.

But now, there is an urgent need of him or any of his relative because his bank here wants him or his relative to run re-activation process of his bank account with the balance of €22.788Million which became dormant after this past Eight years the account has not been operated by him.

Also a family treasure safe keeping security company here in the name of GSE that he deposited six trunk boxes of Gold Bars and Gold Dust as family treasure and classified bond on 29th December 2003 seeks for him as well.

Kindly get back to me so that I will give you his full details to enable you give me any info or link about him that you can possibly provide, and you will be highly rewarded for your time and any help you can offer .


Yours sincerely,
Hon. Willam jonas
Member!
Ecowas Court of Justice,
DS - Chambers
14 Rue du Commerce,

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