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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: "William Fanny" <william_fanny@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <william_fanny@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2017 01:41:13 -0000
Subject: Re: Our Mutual Benefit

Hello Friend,,

I know this message will come to you as a surprise. Please do welcome the letter as it is for our mutual benefit. My name is Mr. William Fanny, the principal treasury officer with one of the prime banks in Cote d'Ivoire. I have decided to contact you through this medium based on a business proposal, which will be of mutual benefit to both of us. I know this might sound like scam to you because of a lot of activities going on in the internet today. But I assure you that this is real.
I need your help:- to transfer USA $9,500,000.00 (Nine million Five hundred thousand dollars only) to your country bank account for investment. This money is owned by my client, who died five years ago.
After the transfer is made on the your bank account; forty percent of this money belongs to you, Sixty percent belongs to me.
If you are interested in working with me, email me urgently for claim as the next of kin to the deceased person:

Your full name:.............................................................
Your contact address:....................................................
Occupation;.................................................................
Your phone number:.....................................................
Date of Birth:..............................................................
so that I can provide you with point the work and the directives.

I'm looking forward to getting quick response

With kind regards,
William Fanny

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