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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: josephego@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 01:58:09 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENT=20RESPONSE=20NEEDED=2E?=

ATTNENTION: FRINED,

MY NAME IS MR. JOSEPH EGO THE PERSONAL ADVISER TO A FOREIGN INVESTOR AND
A CUSTOMER TO PLATINUM FINANCE & SECURITY COMAPANY LONDON WITH ACCOUNT NUMBER14-255-2004/PFS/LD
WHO PERISHED IN A THE TSUNAMI EARTH QUAKE WHICH TOOK PLACE ON THE 26TH DECEMBER
2004.

SINCE THE DEMISE OF MY CLIENT , I PERSONALLY HAS WATCHED WITH KEEN INTEREST
TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO
CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF $35 M, [FORTY MILLION FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS
WHICH HAS BEEN WITH PLATINUM FINANCE & SECURITY COMAPANY LONDON FOR A VERY
LONG TIME.

ON THIS NOTE, I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS OR HER NAME SHALL BE USED AS
THE NEXT OF KIN AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO BE THE NEXT OF KIN. AND THE BANKING
ETHICS IN LONDON DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY FOR SO LONG, IN VIEW
OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT WHILE SEARCHING THROUGH THE INTERNET AFTER REALIZING
THAT YOUR NAME AND COUNTRY IS SIMILAR TO THE DECEASED. I WILL GIVE YOU 40%
OF THE TOTAL SUM AND 10% WILL BE MAPPED OUT FOR INCURED EXPENSES DURING
THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION AND THE REMAING 50% WILL BE FOR ME.

UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR RESPONSE INCLUDING YOUR FULL NAME, ADDRESS AND
DIRECT LINE AND FAX, I WILL FILE APPLICATION TO THE FINANCE COMPANY ON YOUR
NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN AND ALSO TELL YOU THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE. I WILL
NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE AND THAT
YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS ALL MODALITIES FOR FUND TRANSFER VIA
DIPLOMATIC COURIER SYSTEM CAN BE FINALIZED WITHIN FIVE WORKING DAYS, AFTER
YOU APPLY OFFICIALY TO THE FINANCE COMPANY IN LONDON AS A RELATION TO THE
DECEASED.

WHEN YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER. KINDLY SEND ME AN E-MAIL ADDRESS THROUGH SIGNIFYING
YOUR DECISION INCLUDING YOUR PRIVATE TEL/FAX NUMBERS FOR QUICK COMMUNICATION.

ANY DELAY IN YOUR REPLY WILL GIVE ME ROOM IN SOURCING ANOTHER PERSON FOR
THIS SAME PURPOSE.PLEASE ASSURE ME THAT YOU WILL ACT ACCORDINGLY AS I STATED
HEREIN. FOR IMMEDIATE COMMENCEMENT ON THIS TRANSACTION, RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,

BEST REGARDS,

MR. JOSEPH EGO.



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