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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 Schmidt Philippe" <schmidtphilippe1806@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2013 15:46:47 +0800
Subject: Account Notification


Dear Sir/Ma, This is a confidential business proposal after my last audit a=
nd based on information i obtained from the Chambers of Commerce and Indust=
ry in Switzerland. I have the privilege to request your assistance to trans=
fer the sum of $15.8Million(fifteen million Eight Hundred Thousand U.S. dol=
lars)into your accounts. The previous sum recovered during my Auditing of t=
he files which was use to execute some contract about 5 years ago i discove=
red this over-billing contract executed, commissioned and paid for about fi=
ve years (5) ago by a foreign contractor Mr Gilbert F Munoz. During my inve=
stigation to locate Mr Gilbert F Munoz to come and claim is fund i discover=
ed that he was late about 2 years ago. I tried to locate any of is family b=
ut i couldn't get any information about is relative since then i have been =
searching for a trust and honest person who can handle this transaction for=
me because i believe this is a golden opportunity for me to achieve my aim=
in life. This action was however intentional and since then the fund has b=
een in a suspense account at Swissbank in Switzerland. Now I am ready to tr=
ansfer this funds abroad for investment which is the reason why I am contac=
ting you to come and stand as the next of kin to late Mr Gilbert F Munoz th=
e contractor. i will supply you all the necessary information that will giu=
de you to the bank please note that the bank must not know or suspect that =
i am leaking out this secret or given you any information about this fund. =
because the bank top officials wanted to forfeit the fund and inherited it =
for themselves since there is nobody to come and claim it. And it is forbid=
den for me as an officer to operate a foreign account that's why I need you=
r help. The total sum will be shared as follows: 40% for me, 40% for you,15=
% for charity and 5% for local and international expenses which will be set=
aside to cover up all the expenses that might occur during the retrieval o=
f the fund from the bank after the fund is transfer to your account. This t=
ransaction is risk free on both sides if you find this proposal acceptable =
i will need the following details below: Full Name:........................=
.......... Address:.................................... City:..............=
......................... State:...................................... Zip:=
........................................ Country:..........................=
.......... Phone Number:............................... Cell Number:.......=
......................... Fax number:................................. Mari=
tal Status:............................. Age:..............................=
.......... Occupation:................................. Driver's License or=
Passport International. I will feed you more details about the fund and th=
e contact details of the bank if you are ready to transact this business wi=
th me as soon as possible. This business will take us thirty (30) days to p=
erform. So kindly send me the details requested above to my private mail:sc=
hmidtphilippe1806@outlook.com Please reply urgently. Best regards Mr Philip=
pe Schmidt

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