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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: "Mr. Baranowski Jozef" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <onejemed@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 01:37:24 +0200
Subject: READ CAREFULLY

Greetings
I am sorry for using this medium of communication in contacting you, but be informed that it is based on the urgent nature of this deal that I am about to present to you now for your consideration.
First, it will be my great pleasure to introduce myself to you. I am Mr. Baranowski Jozef, native of Poland, and the executive fund Manager with Safeway Financial Services, BD15ZG, Bradford, UK and I handle all our Investors Capital Project Funds. I was able to divert 1.2% investors Excess Return Capital Funds to our Safeway Trust Funds Account whereby I can easily present anyone of my choice to claim the funds. On this note, the total sum of 5.745Milion GBP has been diverted representing the 1.2% Excess Return Capital Funds from the Investors Capital Project Funds for 2005/2006/2007.I need a reliable and trustworthy person that can work this deal out with me so that we can claim the funds as mentioned above.
 
If you are interested,A memorandum of understanding will be drawn up between parties clearly defining the benefit ratio as we progress in this project. I would therefore appreciate further information on your company, that is what your company does, what you propose to do with my funds and I will appreciate also your general comment s and thoughts about the investment opportunities in your company, country and beyond.  I am interested in real estate, stocks/share (capital market), information technology and communication.  However, all these are subject to your sound investment advise as I shall rely greatly in your judgments.
 
kindly reply back to enable me provide you with in further details on how we shall proceed to realize the transaction
 
Sincerely,
Mr. Baranowski Jozef

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