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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: vinpeters@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 04:24:44 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?TRUST=20FUND?=

FROM : MR VINCENT PETERS
STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC.
PRIVATE MAIL TO :vinpetersprivate@yahoo.de

Dear Friend

I am an Accountant with Standard Trust Bank Plc,My name is Mr Vincent Peters.I
am the personal Account Manager to Late Mr Frank ,a citizen of your country
who used to work with an Oil Development company in Nigeria

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left
behind by Mr Frank before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged,particularly the STANDARD
TRUST BANK PLC, where the deceased had an account valued at $15.5Million
US dollars,the bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or
have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.


Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
so that the proceeds of this account valued at ($5.5 Million US dollars)
can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money 50% to me and
40% while 10% will be mapped out for the expenses and taxes incured by
both parties.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law.

Name: Mr.Vincent Peters
Profession: External Auditor Accountant
Home address: 4 Oshodi Street Apapa Lagos Nigeria
Office addres:11 B Akin Adesola St,
Victoria Island,
Lagos, Nigeria
Date of Birth: May 14th 1953
Place of birth: Idunnu Hospital Lagos Nigeria

Best regards

Mr Vincent Peters

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