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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: macdonald2@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:45:09 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Dear=2E?=





From the desk of: mac Donald Williams(Esq)
No,1 Libreville uptown Lagos Nigeria
Alternative Email albert_chidi2@yahoo.com

Dear Sir/Madam

I am Barrister Mac Donald Williams I got your email address through our
chamber
of commerce, trade and industry while searching for trustworthy individual
who
will assit me in this business.
My client by Name Mr. Ralph Gary an American national and oil consultant
who I
have been his legal representative(attorney) for many years died with the

members of his family in autobile accident on 17th July 2001. He has
$38,500,000.00 (Thirty eight million five hundred thousand US dollars) floating

in his suspense account and all the effort I made to locate any member of
his
family through their Embassy here proved abortive.

Now, this money is still in the bank and nobody is coming to claim the money,

the Management under the influence of their Chairman and Members of the
Board
of Directors Union Creditors Bank mandated me as his lawyer to provide the
next

of kin
or his relation and failure to do so after 4years, the fund to be
declared "Unclaimed" and subsequently be donated to the trust funds for
arms
and ammunition according to bank law. This will enhance the course of War
in
Africa and the World in general, this is totally a wrong idea, it is not
good
for the world. People are dying outside there due to one or more dreadful

diseases, that can make their lives more meaningful.om

In the light of the above, I need you as a foreigner to act as the next
of kin.

You will arrange for a bank account I will submit to bank that you are next
of
kin to Ralph Gary with your account details as to where the fund will be

transferred as a distance relation.

Send me the following:
The name of your Bank you want us to use,
Address of your Bank,
Account number,
Account Beneficiary,
Swift code(if any)



After the successful transfer of this fund to your account, I will make

arrangement to come to your country so that we can share the fund, Your
share
will be 30% while 10% is set aside for any expenses incurred during the
course
of this project both local and international, the rest of 60% will be for

myself. Please this business is 100% risk free.
Remember to send me your phone and fax number. My regards to you and your

family.


Best Regards,
Barr.mac Donald Williamst (esq)








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