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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: "Attorney Charles Campbell" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <attorneycharles.campbell@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 00:00:46 +0100
Subject: From Attorney Charles Campbell.

>From the desk of  Attorney Charles Campbell.
Strictly Confidential.
 
 
Good Day.
 
I know very well that you will be surprised reading this mail,i regret whatever inconveniences your reading this mail might cause you I am contacting you based on my desire to establish a mutually benefiting business relationship with you.
 
My Name is Attorney Charles Campbell, British Citizen A solicitor and the personal attorney to  Mohamed Nadir. a Libya Citizen,who was killed by NATO air-strike attack in Libya.
 
Before his death he completed a fund-transfer process of ($15,5000.000) Fifteen  Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars,with (Reserve Bank of India),As it stands,nobody will ever come for this money because he died with his family as his resident home was leveled by the air-strike.
I write with intention to solicit your assistance to be presented as NEXT OF KIN to my Late Client to enable you lay claims on this inheritance and get this fund transferred into your nominated account.
 
Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you all will be well at the end of the day.
Since then I have been unsuccessful in locating my client's relatives I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of my client,so that the said funds as stated above,the sum of Five teen  Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars can be paid to you instead of leaving it for the(Reserve Bank of India) .
Particularly the (Reserve Bank of India) where the deceased has a fixed sum of {15,5000.000.}Five teen  Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars, the said (Reserve Bank of India) has issued to me a final notice to provide the next of kin to my client or they will be left with no other choice than to confiscate his funds, a copy of the said notice which i will send to you on getting your reply.
In fact Since then I have made several enquirers to country embassy to locate any of my client's extended relatives, which has proved abortive. After these several unsuccessful attempts, my main reason for contacting you is to assist me in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they are confiscated or declared unserviceable by the (Reserve Bank of India) where this money is been deposited/lodged.
 
Let me re-assure you that this transaction is 100% Real, legal and risk free.I hope you read this proposal with good understanding of intent behind and please View this BBC web publication: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13843798
 
Sharing:55% to me and 40% to you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government  may require,i have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.all i require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I from any breach of the law.
Finally kindly reconfirm to me your confidential,
Full name,
Address:
Age:
Marital status:
Occupation:
Country:
Fax/Phone numbers; to clarify you more orally regarding to this transaction.
For the build of trust of this transaction. Please get in touch with me by email : (attorneycharles.campbell@yahoo.com ) to enable us discuss further.
Best regards,
Attorney Charles Campbell.
 

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