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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: "doff harry" <doffharry_sw23q@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: doffharry@yahoo.it
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 01:22:04 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

The inspiration to contact you is simply divine
providence, I am making this proposition because I have
to seek the partnership of a resourceperson to help me
realize this project. I am DOFF HARRY. 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 businessman
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 6,800,000,00 million pounds sterling
at a financial institution[SIX MILLION EIGHT HUNDED
THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING] .

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 andtransfer the deposit to you. I will give you
40% for your effort, 60% for me it will amount to
injustice if I do not take 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.

Please get in touch with me by my email: you are
adviced to send me your full information below

1,YOUR FULL NAME
2,YOUR MOBILE TELEPHONE AND FAX INCLUDING OUR OFFICE
AND HOME PHONE NUMBER.
3,YOUR MAILING ADDRESS.
4,YOUR AGE AND OCCUPATION.
5,YOUR COMPANY NAME.
6,THE NAME OF YOUR CLOSEST AIRPORT IN YOUR CITY

You can send your reply to this email
address:doffharry_2yahoo.it
I await your respond
DOFF HARRY

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