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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: "Paul Johnson" <pauljohnsonblessu@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 13:09:30 +0100
Subject: Inquiry

Paul Johnson
Knights Quarter, 14 St. John's Lane,
London, EC1M 4AJ England

Attention

Compliments of the day!
I got your contact on my private search for a reliable and trusted person to
handle a transaction of this nature. I know that the contents of this mail
might sound so strange, but I want to assure you that every word of it is
true.
I am Paul Johnson a Financial Consultant to a deceased Immigrant Mr Andreas
Schranner,property magnate who was based in the U.K., who happens to be my
client. On the month of July 2000, my client, his wife Maria, their daughter
Andrea Eich, her husband Christian, and their children Katharina and
Maximilian all died in the Air France concord plane crash bound for New
York
in their plan for a world cruise,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Since then I have been managing his properties here in the U.K. and some
others which he put out for sale. The properties which have long been put
out on sale have now been paid for and now the money paid has long been
deposited into his local bank account here. I have contacted you to assist
in repatriating the money and estate left behind by my client before they
get seized or
declared unserviceable by his bank.
Particularly, the bank has issued me with a notice to provide any of his
beneficiary or have the account confisticated within a short period of time.
my late client has an account valued at 25.3 Million United States Dollars
Only. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating any of my clients relatives
for some time now and with no one coming forward since my client passed on
and with the bank now giving me a deadline, I now seek your consent to
present you as the beneficiary to my deceased client, so that the proceeds
of his account valued at 25.3 Million UnitedStates Dollars Only can be paid
to you. This I intend we share amongst ourselves in the ratio of 50% to me
and 40% for you while the balance 10% we shall use for settling any
miscellaneous expenses that might arise.
I have all the necessary information that can be used to back up any Claim
that we may make and I can assure you that you shall be paid this amount as
the beneficiary of the funds of my late client. All I require is your honest
co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will
be executed under alegitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law. Trust me as his personal consultant that this is a
risk-free transaction. Please get in touch with me via my confidential
email: (pauljohnsonbless@yahoo.co.uk ) and send me the following
information:
1)Your full names and address as you want them used in the payment documents
2)Telephone and fax numbers .
Upon receipt of this information,we shall discuss further about this
transaction.
Thank you in anticipation of your cooperation.
Best regards,

Mr. Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson
Knights Quarter, 14 St. John's Lane,
London, EC1M 4AJ England

Attention

Compliments of the day!
I got your contact on my private search for a reliable and trusted person to
handle a transaction of this nature. I know that the contents of this mail
might sound so strange, but I want to assure you that every word of it is
true.
I am Paul Johnson a Financial Consultant to a deceased Immigrant Mr Andreas
Schranner,property magnate who was based in the U.K., who happens to be my
client. On the month of July 2000, my client, his wife Maria, their daughter
Andrea Eich, her husband Christian, and their children Katharina and
Maximilian all died in the Air France concord plane crash bound for New
York
in their plan for a world cruise,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Since then I have been managing his properties here in the U.K. and some
others which he put out for sale. The properties which have long been put
out on sale have now been paid for and now the money paid has long been
deposited into his local bank account here. I have contacted you to assist
in repatriating the money and estate left behind by my client before they
get seized or
declared unserviceable by his bank.
Particularly, the bank has issued me with a notice to provide any of his
beneficiary or have the account confisticated within a short period of time.
my late client has an account valued at 25.3 Million United States Dollars
Only. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating any of my clients relatives
for some time now and with no one coming forward since my client passed on
and with the bank now giving me a deadline, I now seek your consent to
present you as the beneficiary to my deceased client, so that the proceeds
of his account valued at 25.3 Million UnitedStates Dollars Only can be paid
to you. This I intend we share amongst ourselves in the ratio of 50% to me
and 40% for you while the balance 10% we shall use for settling any
miscellaneous expenses that might arise.
I have all the necessary information that can be used to back up any Claim
that we may make and I can assure you that you shall be paid this amount as
the beneficiary of the funds of my late client. All I require is your honest
co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will
be executed under alegitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law. Trust me as his personal consultant that this is a
risk-free transaction. Please get in touch with me via my confidential
email: (pauljohnsonbless@yahoo.co.uk ) and send me the following
information:
1)Your full names and address as you want them used in the payment documents
2)Telephone and fax numbers .
Upon receipt of this information,we shall discuss further about this
transaction.
Thank you in anticipation of your cooperation.
Best regards,

Mr. Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson
Knights Quarter, 14 St. John's Lane,
London, EC1M 4AJ England

Attention

Compliments of the day!
I got your contact on my private search for a reliable and trusted person to
handle a transaction of this nature. I know that the contents of this mail
might sound so strange, but I want to assure you that every word of it is
true.
I am Paul Johnson a Financial Consultant to a deceased Immigrant Mr Andreas
Schranner,property magnate who was based in the U.K., who happens to be my
client. On the month of July 2000, my client, his wife Maria, their daughter
Andrea Eich, her husband Christian, and their children Katharina and
Maximilian all died in the Air France concord plane crash bound for New
York
in their plan for a world cruise,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Since then I have been managing his properties here in the U.K. and some
others which he put out for sale. The properties which have long been put
out on sale have now been paid for and now the money paid has long been
deposited into his local bank account here. I have contacted you to assist
in repatriating the money and estate left behind by my client before they
get seized or
declared unserviceable by his bank.
Particularly, the bank has issued me with a notice to provide any of his
beneficiary or have the account confisticated within a short period of time.
my late client has an account valued at 25.3 Million United States Dollars
Only. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating any of my clients relatives
for some time now and with no one coming forward since my client passed on
and with the bank now giving me a deadline, I now seek your consent to
present you as the beneficiary to my deceased client, so that the proceeds
of his account valued at 25.3 Million UnitedStates Dollars Only can be paid
to you. This I intend we share amongst ourselves in the ratio of 50% to me
and 40% for you while the balance 10% we shall use for settling any
miscellaneous expenses that might arise.
I have all the necessary information that can be used to back up any Claim
that we may make and I can assure you that you shall be paid this amount as
the beneficiary of the funds of my late client. All I require is your honest
co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will
be executed under alegitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law. Trust me as his personal consultant that this is a
risk-free transaction. Please get in touch with me via my confidential
email: (pauljohnsonbless@yahoo.co.uk ) and send me the following
information:
1)Your full names and address as you want them used in the payment documents
2)Telephone and fax numbers .
Upon receipt of this information,we shall discuss further about this
transaction.
Thank you in anticipation of your cooperation.
Best regards,

Mr. Paul Johnson

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