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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: "matthew dady" <matthewgdady000@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 13:17:19 +0000
Subject: Your Personal Attention Urgently Needed

FROM: MR.MATTHEW DADY
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT.
UNIVERSAL TRUST BANK
LOME TOGO,


My Dear Friend,

I, MR.MATTHEW DADY, a worker in charge of auditing and accounting
section of universal trust bank Lome-Togo in West Africa with due respect
and regard. I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that
will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction.

We had a foreign client Mr John Schelpert who deposited a huge sum of
money (US$10.5million)with our Company.Eventually, this client was among the
victims of EGYPT AIR BOEING 767 FLIGHT NO.990 that crashed on the 31-10-1999
in U.S.A but, since then we have not had any body coming for the claims as
the next of kin.

A sitaution I have monitored closely with my position in the
Company.Now, having monitored this deposit and managed it over the years
before his death, and hence nobody has showed up as the next of kin for the
past one year plus, I have removed the file to my private volt.I now solicit
for your assistance to present you as the next of kin as every other
arrangement has being concluded by me and I am only waiting for a foreigner
to enable me move the fund to his account.

This does not have any risk attached to it as all the internal
documentations will be handled by me. I therefore request you to confirm
yourinterest by a return message and I will furnish you with details.Your
interest will be negotiable before we commence the operation.I look forward
to hearing from you.

Regards,

MR.MATTHEW DADY.

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