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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.Trudian Green" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.trudiang@ yahoo.de>
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 00:52:53 +1000
Subject: Hello

Dear  Sir
 
I  am  Mr.  Trudian  Green,  Am  the  bill  and  exchange  manager  of  United  b a n k  of  Africa  U B A  International  Accra  Ghana.  Here  in  this  b a n k  exists  a  dormant  account    for  the  past  years  which  belongs  to  an  American  national  who  is  now  late,  who  died  in  republic  of  Ghana  on  January  31,  2001.  When  I  discovered  that  there  had  been  no  d e p o s i t s  or  withdrawals  from  this  account    for  this  long  period,  I  decided  to  carry  out  a  system  investigation  and  discovered  that  none  of  the  family  mem
 
Now  I  want  an  account    overseas  where  the  b a n k  will  transfer  this  f u n d .  Thereafter,  I  will  destroy  all  related  documents  to  this  account  .  It  is  a  careful  network  and  for  the  past  eleven  months  I  have  worked  out  everything  to  ensure  a  hitch-free  operation.  The  amount  plus  all  the  accumulated  interest  is  3,500,000.00    E U R O S  only.
 
What  will  be  your  commission  if  you  can  facilitate  the  movement  of  this  f u n d   to  your  account  ?  Send  me  the  following  details  information:
 
Finally,  it  is  my  humble  request  that  the  information  as  contained  herein  be  accorded  with  every  confidentiality  and  the  necessary  secrecy  it  deserves  I  expect  your  urgent  response.
 
Respectfully  yours,
Mr.Trudian  Green

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