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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: "Mr. Liam Johnson" <sunshine09@tiscali.de>
Reply-To: itworks@tiscali.de
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 22:09:21 +0100
Subject: Legitimate.


Dear Sir/Madam,

Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal Ethics.
I introduce myself as Liam a staff in the accounts management Section of
a well-known bank here in the United Kingdom.

One of our accounts with holding balance of £15,000,000(Fifteen Million British
Pounds) has been dormant and last operated in the past 3 years. From my investigations
and confirmations, the owner of this account is a Foreigner by name Gerald
Stone died on the 4th of January 2002 on a plane crash in Birmingham here
in UK.

Since then nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of this money
as he has no family Member who is aware of the existence of either the account
nor the Funds.

Information from the National Immigration also states that he was single
on entry into the UK.

I have confidentially discussed this issue with some of the bank officials
and we have agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to deal with. We thus
propose to do business with you, standing in as the next of kin of these
funds from the deceased and funds released to you after due processes have
been followed.

This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is Legitimate
and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or any other Illegal
act.

On your interest, let me hear from you.

Regards,

Liam

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