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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: koldam@handbag.com
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 19:09:56 +0200
Subject: Urgent Proposal

Dear Sir,

My name is Mr. Oder and I work at the International
operations department in a financial concern here in
The Netherlands. On a routine inspection I discovered
a dormant domiciliary account with a Balance of
$10.5,00,000 USD (ten and half million USD). on
further discreet investigation, I also discovered that
the account holder,a national of your country had long
passed away (dead) leaving no beneficiary to the
account. I have used my position to re-lodge this
money in a security company but will need from you a
foreign account where this money can be transferred.
Nobody else knows about these funds, and only a
foreigner with the legal documents of the account can
claim this money. So that is why I need your
cooperation in this transaction.

I will provide the necessary information needed in
order to claim this money, But you will need to
provide an account where this money can be
transferred. I wish for utmost confidentiality in
handling this transaction as my job and the future of
my family could be jeopardized if it were breached. I
want to assure you that the transaction is without
risk if due process is followed accordingly. Finally,
I will give you 25% of the money for your corporation
and efforts. Also know that you should be readily
available to come here as this will give us the
opportunity to have a round table discussion and to
know each other better. You will also have the benefit
of being part of the whole transfer process.
If capable to assist me in this transaction, please
get back to me immediately.

All I need from you is to furnish me with these
particulars:
1) Your full name.
2) Your company and residential address.
3) Telephone and fax number.

I look forward for your response through the contact
below:

E-mail: kijkarl@netscape.net

Best regards,

Mr. K. Oder.






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