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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: " Warmback Lynnton" <darrelynn@live.com>
Reply-To: dwarmback@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 05:23:56 -0600
Subject: Investment offer.

Hi Dear,
I am Mr. Warmback Lynnton, working with African
development bank group as the manager.I humbly wish to seek your
assistance in a matter that is very important to me which requires
utmost ! urgency and confidentiality.

I want to start investment with the sum of thirty million united
states of America dollars in your country or any other country with
good economic stability and political climate you may recommend. I shall
be interested in real-estates,Hotels business, Solar energy .Stocks
and bonds or any
other business you might recommend.

This money emanate after my bank was robbed few months ago.A lot
of loses were incurred both in cash and documentations.Before the
incidence,We had in cash a foreign exchange to turn off thirty million
united state of America dollars.After the accident,The board of
the bank summoned me to account for damages.I declared that the
foreign exchange was completely burnt as the robber set fire to
cover up their finger prints.But the truth is that the money
is save in my personal custody for obvious reasons I can not possibly
place this found with established financial institutions and this
requires me to urgently looking for a reliable foreigner to help
move this found out of here,

Invest/Manage it for me for some time before I finally resign from my
office.It is also my wish that this deal will be handled as quietly as
possible with out any leakage to the press.If you agrees to act as a
found manager for me,Then I'll release the money to you if you meet
my requirements.Upon a favorable response from you I shall let you
know how to receive the found.After successful deal,Your commission
shall be thirty percent of the total sum.
for assistance in safely moving the money offshore,

thirty percent for you and five percent shall be used to
reimburse expenses you or me might incur during the transaction like phone calls etc..
you shall be entitled for an annual forty percent of the after tax
returns for the first two years of managing my share of the deal in
good business.there after the terms shall be reviewed. If you are
willing to do this please indicate your interest.

Best Regards,

warmback lynnton

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