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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: "victor bongani" <victor02bongani@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 18:24:27 +0200
Subject: Investment In Your Country.

From: Mr. Victor Bongani.
African Development Bank,
Chief Account Auditor,
P.O.BOX 126, Outer Park, BCCAD.
Telephone : 002776-466-5369.

Greetings,

I am contacting you in regards to a business transfer of a huge sum of money
from a deceased account. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude
will make anyone apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all
will be well at the end of the day we decided to contact you due to the
urgency of this transaction.

PROPOSITION;

I discovered an abandoned sum of (Seven Million United States Dollars) in an
account that belongs to one of our foreign customers who died along with his
entire family. Since his death, none of his next-of-kin or relations has
come forward to lay claims to this money as the heir. We cannot release the
fund from his account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to
the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines Upon this discovery, we
now seek your permission to have you stand as a next of kin to the deceased
as all documentations will be carefully worked out by us for the funds
(Seven Million United states Dollars) to be released in your favor as the
beneficiary's next of kin It may interest you to note that we have secured
from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of deceased
beneficiaries.

We shall be compensating you By given you 30% of the total sum on final
conclusion of this project, while the rest shall be for us. Your share stays
with you while the rest shall be for us for investment purposes in your
country. If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage
of the trust we have bestowed in you,

I await your urgent email

Regards,

Mr. Victor Bongani.

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