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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: jsmith1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 05:34:04 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENT?=

Dear sir,

I am Barr John Smith, of THOMPSON CHAMBERS & CO. This mail is written and
intended to solicit your assistance to be presented as NEXT OF KIN to my
Late Client.

My Deceased Client Mark Kogan (Richmond Hill, Ontario) made a fixed Deposit
of Fund valued at USD14.5M (Fourteen million, five hundred thousand United
States Dollars Only) with a Security Firm here in Spain and
unfortunately lost his life aboard Egypt Air Flight 990, which crashed in
to the Atlantic Ocean on October 31,1999(View: http://www.cnn.com/US/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html)
and left no clear beneficiary as Next of Kin except some vital documents
related to the Deposit still with me.

The Governing Body of the Security Firm has contacted me on this matter
and i am yet to provide the Next of Kin to lay claims to the Fund.

Under a clear and legitimate agreement with you, I shall seek your consent
to be presented as the next of Kin so that my late Clients' Fund will not
be Confisticated by the Security Firm.

Get back to me if you are intrested through this Email: bryanthom22@yahoo.com
for further information related to this matter.

Thank you very much for your anticipated acceptance while we expect your
prompt response.

Yours faithfully,
Barr. John Smith




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