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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Randy Bruce <randybruce11@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 03:44:53 -0800 (PST)
Subject: HELLO


DEAR........

BEST COMPLIMENT OF THE DAY, MY NAME IS RANDY BRUCE FROM GERMANY

I AM WRITING IN RESPECT OF MY FATHER, MR GEORGE BRUCE,WHO USED TO WORK WITH A PRIVATE COMPANY HERE IN NIGERIA. MY FATHER PERISHED ON AN EAS AIR-LINE PLANE CRASH IN OGUN STATE NIGERIA ON OCTOBER 22ND 2005.

MY MOTHER IS AN ITALIAN BUT SHE DEVORCED MY DADD WHEN I WAS 6 YEARS OLD.MY DADDY'S LAWYER TOLD ME THAT MY DADD LEFT $8M IN AN ACCOUNT HERE IN NIGERIA WHICH MY NAME AS THE ONLY CHILD WAS MADE THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE ACCOUNT.I HAVE BEEN WITH MY DADDY'S LAWYER SINCE I LOST MY DADD AND TO BE HONEST WITH YOU I AM NO LONGER COMFORTABLE HERE IN THIS COUNTRY,I WANT TO GO HOME,I WANT TO GO BACK TO MY COUNTRY.I CANT GO BACK WITHOUT TRANSFERING THIS MONEY OUT FROM NIGERIA,I DONT HAVE AN ACCOUNT WHICH THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERD INTO.MY MOTHER WOULD HAVE HELP BUT I DONT KNOW HOW TO LOCATE HER.I HAVE TALK ABOUT IT WITH MY DADDY'S LAWYER,WHO ADVISED I LOOK FOR AN FOREIGN INVESTOR TO TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR I AM INEXPERIENCD AND FINANCIALLY INBALANCED.

I SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO ASSIST ME FOR THIS TRANSFER. I HAVE ALREADY DONE ALL THE NECCESARY GROUND WORKS WITH OUR LAWYER FOR THE SMOOTH TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS. HE HAS PROMISED TO PROVIDE ALL THE NECESSARY CERTIFICATE THAT CAN BE USED TO BACK UP ANY CLAIM WE MAY MAKE FOR THE SMOOTH TRANSFER.

I AND MY DADDY'S LAWYER HAS AGREED ON OFFERING YOU 25% FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND CO-OPERATION,WHILE 65% TO ME AND MY LAWYER, WHILE 10% SHOULD BE FOR EXPENSES OR TAX AS THE GOVERNMENT MAY REQUIRE OF THE ENTIRE (US$8 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS), ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST CO-OPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS DEAL THROUGH.
THE LAWYER HAS GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW.

THANKS
RANDY BRUCE



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