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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: "peter" <peterfrank@myway.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 14:52:52 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT AND CALL ME ASAP



Dear Partner Adolfo, Thank you very much for assuring me concerning your efforts of handling this transaction. Follow to my efforts to reach you on phone this morning, You should know that this transaction demand top privacy and you don’t have to relate this deal to any body for security reasons no matter your relationship or closeness, Do not.
I am worried and surprised that you mention something about your friend telling you about the tax in your side or what ever.
Be warn’ this deal needs a top secret for your information.
I am worried that you do delay my mail as I want you to know that this deal needs Constance communication to avoid mistake. Please be serious as you may know that this is not meant for joke or for babies you have to try and call me should incase if I don’t get through tonight as the net work is giving me problem or hard to through. I want to inform you that delay is dangerous we need to act very fast to see that we move this fund with on your favour with out no trace since we have already brought the urgent notice.
Please get back to me Asap as I have tried to reach you time with out numbers but all my effort was to no avail. Once More, I have alerted the Bank that the next of Kin to our late client will be contacting them over the transfer of his late brother money and being the decease accountant before his death, I am also assisting you in getting the Funds transfer to you as the Next of Kin. Be careful the bank never knew that this is a deal between me and you, I am only in better/ remote position to the bank as your local agent whom is helping to get your fund as the next of kin.
As soon as you receive any information from the bank regarding this transfer, Do not hesitate to call me and forward what ever information you maybe receiving to my mailbox for further instructions and guard to avoid mistake as you may understand that what we are doing is nothing but a deal. The whole transaction will only take a maximum of 4-6 working or banking days, as soon as the bank get through with the letter of claims which I filing on your name/ Your information. My Dear Partner, based on my enquires, the bank is demanding for certifies proved documents which will proved and authorizing the final payment /approvals of this fund on your favour. Once more , be rest assure that this deal will be executed in a smooth form with out no delay or trace if only you can work and keep to my instructions as your partner who contacted you for this deal .
Relax as I have already appointed an good attorney here whom will get all the paper work done before tomorrow and all the copies will be also sent to you for your perusal while the copies will also file to the bank for the final approvals of the fund on your favour. Once again, according to the bank all below requirement by the bank will grant you the payment approvals of the fund before they can release this fund to you as the new ownership or beneficiary.
Respond urgently to enable us commence with the lawyer to get this documents quickly so that our dreams can come to reality. The Documents are as follows; The Death Certificate of my late client The Deposit Certificate of the fund with their bank The Police report from the head police quarters The Change of the ownership from the federal high court of justice republic of Nigeria.
That you have to report to the bank in person to sign off the final release payment documents or alternatively you can appoint the bank attorney whom has the order and power to sign such documents on your behalf for transfer or release. I am happy to inform you that the entire bank required will be completed but the problem is the item 4 &amp; 5 as I have we are very sure to get all the documents ready.
You can call me on my direct line for more details about this transaction/ process hopefully today as the bank is waiting for their complete required.
Please I am still warning you about the secrecy behind this deal once again, as you don’t have to relate this deal to any second party for security reasons.
I am assuring you that all the process will be completed by tomorrow and all the copies will be also sending to you for your perusal.
Please be warn, you don’t have welcome any mail does not come from me and should incase you receive any information regarding money transfer from this country, do not pass your information to any office or to body to avoid passing your information to fund monitoring agents.
For me to be very relax, you are advised to resend me the first proposal which I sent you earlier for security reason and don’t not hesitate to call me and let me know if you have send the information to the bank.
I am anxiously waiting to hear from you.
Thanks And God Bless you.
Peter Frank.
Your Brother/Partner.+ 234-1-4711878


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