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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: "Eric Donlandson" <ericdonlandson080@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 00:35:06 +0000
Subject: Tragedy of July 25 air France Concorde New York Crash

Dear ,


The inspiration to contact you is simply divine providence, I am making this
proposition because I have to seek the partnership of a resource person to
help me realise this project.

I am Eric Donaldson, Esq. a solicitor and investment consultant based in
London,United Kingdom.I was attending a business luncheon in Berlin, Germany
and I got introduced to the renowned German business man and property mogul,
Mr Andreas Schranner (of the blessed memory).

He engaged my services as Attorney and investment consultant and my
primary assignment was to spearhead his investment forays in the United
Kingdom. Three months later I invited him to London and under my
professional guidance and based on my advice he made a fixed deposit of
£26,500,000,00 million pounds sterling at a financial institution. This
deposit was for 2years and upon maturity I made effort to contact my client,
I could not reach him or any member of his family. I was forced to travel to
Germany and there I got the tragic news that on July 25 2000, my client Mr.
Andreas Schranner, his wife Maria, their daughter Eich and husband Christian
and their two children perished in the air France Concorde new York bound
flight.

Please click here and find out what happened to the family,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

I have made efforts to locate any member of his family since then with
strong biological links to my late client without success. the search to
find a close relation is one that has consumed time and resources. The
institution is asking me to either present a next of kin to late Mr. Andreas
Schranner or forfeit the deposit.
My proposal is to package , present you as next of kin to late Mr.
Andreas Schranner and process the fixed deposit and transfer custody to you
for our mutual benefit. My capacity as solicitor/investment consultant to my
late client gives me the discretion to package and transfer the deposit to
you. I will give you 30% for your effort, 70% for me It will amount to
injustice if I do not this decisive step to secure this deposit, and invest
it. The late Schranner was also a friend in addition to our business
relationship. I will wait for your reaction and response and then together
we can jumpstart this project and nurture it to reality.

You can send your reply to this email address (
ericdonaldson004@hotmail.com)

I await your reaction
Eric donaldson

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