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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: alex_jones <alexjones77@myway.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 13:58:11 +0200
Subject: NEXT OF KIN (Unclaimed Funds Urgent)



MY DIRECT TELEPHONE NO :(+2289480580)
alexjones77@myway.com
Date: 20/05/2005
From: Mr. Alexander Jones

Good day to you,

I am writing on behalf of a client of our bank Ecobank Plc, who died after
winning the lottery.He won $5,000,000.00 (Five Million US Dollars)After
hearing the good news he had a stroke, He is a foreigner. I decided to seek
for whom his name shall be used as the next of kin as no one has come up to
be the next of kin.A foreigner in the sense that you do not live in
Lome-Togo.He was 77 years old and he has no relative. Now the funds are left
unclaimed for, If it is not claimed now it will be handed to the government
as unclaimed funds.

I want you to claim for the funds as a relative of his , i will give you the
winning lottery number and the other details and you will send it to the
bank as the next of kin. I am a worker at the bank and i will send all the
details to your email, we will share the total funds 50/50.I and my
partners,will share two million five hundred thousand us dollars you take
the rest.

The country is not stable now, so we should move now. You will take the rest
for your work and assistance.The whole process will be done in a day. It
just takes 24hrs.We want to use our share of the funds as an investment.
Once i hear a postive response from you i will furnish you with all the
other details.Please leave your full name and contact details so that i can
contact you back.The most important thing is that can i trust you and that
you wont let us down? My phone number is +2289480580. Call me now any time
if interested i am available or send me an email so that we can begin.

This business is risk free everything will be legal. My private email:
alexjones77@myway.com

Thank you,

Respectfully submitted,

Mr Alex Jones.

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