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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: <ff_clark@virgilio.it>
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 04:50:20 +0100
Subject: MY BUSINESS PROPOSAL



HELLO FRIEND

I AM WRITING IN RESPECTOF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK
(MR.WAHAB DANIEL)WITHACCOUNT NUMBER ATS1022002-109.
WHO PERISHED WITH HIS FAMILY IN AN AUTO CRASH IN ABUJA
EXPRESWAY,IN NIGERIA, ON THE 17TH OF JUNE 2000.SINCE
THE DEMISE OF MR DANIEL,I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH
KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS
PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM HIS FUNDS
OF USD6.23M,SIX MILLION,TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS HAS BEEN WITH OUR BANK
HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME, WHICH HAS ACCUMULATED SOME
INTEREST.ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR YOU, YOUR
NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN.

AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO PUT CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN
TO THIS FUNDS AND THE BANKING ETHICS HERE DOES NOT
ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY MORE THAN FIVE YEARS,BECAUSE
AFTER FOUR YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE CALLED BACK TO THE
BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.. I AM CONVINCED IN MY
MIND THAT YOUR NAME COULD BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN
TO THIS CLAIM.THE REQUEST OF THE FOREIGNER AS A NEXT
OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT
THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A NIGERIAN CANNOT
STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.
I HAVE AGREED TO SHARE THIS MONEY WITH YOU IN THE
MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF70% TO ME AND 30% TO
, THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY, FOR
DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR RETIREMENT.
THEREFORE TO ENDEAVOR THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS
FUNDS TO YOUR ACCOUNT,YOU HAVE TO APPLY FIRST TO THE
BANK AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED INDICATING BY
SENDING AN APPLICATION AND LOCATION WHERE THE MONEY
WILL BE REMITTED.

I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS
BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT
ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT
AS BEEN PERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER.
I AWAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY.

KIND REGARDS.

FEMI CLARK



PLEASE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED MAIL ME VIA MY MOST PRIVATE EMAIL:FF_CLARK@LONDON.NET





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