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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.Morris Allen" <mr_morrisallen004@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 01:16:29 +0000
Subject: Waiting to hear from you!!

Dear Friend,
 
  I am Mr. Morris Allen, an Accounting officer with Standard Trust International Bank Plc, 159 Victoria Garden City Lagos. I am also the personal accountant to Engr. Arthur Plummer, a national of your country who use to work with Shell development Company in Nigeria. Hereinafter shall be referred to as my client.
 
  On the 21st of April 2004,my client, his wife and their three Children were involved n a car accident along Sagamu express road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several enquires to your embassy to locate any of my client's extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts to locate any member of his family, hence I contacted you.
 
  I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money and Property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposit is lodged. Particularly, Standard Trust International Bank Plc where Engr. Plummer  (DECEASED) had an account valued at Eleven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (11.5m USD), has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next fourteen official working days.
 
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating their relatives for 2 Years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin so that we can share the money 65% for me and 30% for you, while 5% will be used to off set all the expenses incurred in the course of this transaction including tax.
 
Therefore, if you are interested to execute this deal with me, Kindly forward to me your private telephone/fax numbers to enable me Submit them to the bank where my late client deposited his money.
 
I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate Arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Please get in touch with me via my personal email address: mr_morris_allen@zonai.com
 
Best regard,
Mr.Morris Allen

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