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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: Patrick Lara <p_lara002@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 19:47:39 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM MR PATRICK LARA.


RUE Du COMMERCE,
IMMEBULE 2 PLATEAU
ABIDJAN-COTE D'IVOIRE
E-MAIL:p_lara002@yahoo.fr

MY DEAR ,

PLEASE SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCES MY REACHING YOU MIGHT CAUSE.AM PROPOSING A BENEFICIAL TRANSACTION IF YOU CAN ASSIST.

MY NAME IS MR PATRICK LARA.I WORK WITH BANK IN THE AUDITING DEPARMENT.
THERE IS AN ACCOUNT OPEN IN MY BANK IN THE 1999 AND SINCE 2002
NOBODY HAS OPERATED ON THIS ACCOUNT AGAIN.AFTER GOING THROUGH SOME OLD FILES IN THE RECORDS I DISCOVERED THAT IF I DO NOT REMIT THIS MONEY OUT URGENTLY IT WILL BE FORFEITED FOR NOTHING.

THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT LATE MR ANDERSON MORRIS.

HE DIED SINCE 2001 IN A PLANE CRASH WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY .NO OTHER PERSON
KNOWS ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT OR ANYTHING CONCERNING IT,THE ACCOUNT HAS NO OTHER BENEFICIARY AND MY INVESTIGATION PROVED TO ME AS WELL THAT NONE OF HIS KINS KNOW'S ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT AND THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS USD.$12.200,000.00(TWELVE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS).

THIS HAPPENS EVERYWHERE,RATHER IT NEEDS TOTAL CONFIDENTIALITY AND TRUST.
I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO A SAFER FOREIGN ACOUNT ABROAD,I AM ONLY CONTACTING YOU AS A FOREIGNER BECAUSE THIS MONEY CAN NOT BE APPROVED TO ANY LOCAL BANK HERE BUT CAN ONLY BE APPROVED TO ANY FOREIGN ACCOUNT BECAUSE THE MONEY IS IN U.S DOLLARS AND THE FORMER OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT IS MR ANDERSON MORRIS AND HE WAS A FOREIGNER TOO.

I BELIEVE IN YOU WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN IN THIS BUSINESS, YOU ARE THE ONLY
PERSON THAT I HAVE CONTACTED FOR THIS BUSINESS FOR NOW.
PERCENTAGE IS NEGOTIABLE. I WILL USE MY POSITION IN THE OFFICE TO PROVIDE
ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATIONS FOR THE APPROVAL OF THIS FUND.AFTER THE TRANSFER I WILL COME DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR SETTLEMENT.

EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM YOU.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

MR PATRICK LARA.






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