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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: Richard Carter <richard-carter08@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <richardcarter001@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 06:04:14 -0400
Subject: Good tidings to you as you read.



Good tidings to you as you read. My name is RICHARD CARTER. I am a freelance researcher. I would be very interested in offering you a part-time paying job in which you could earn a lot. I just resigned my job as a research scientist for (Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland) (ARINI) but I still work as a freelance consultant for the institute which gives me very much time to do my own work which is basically being a freelance researcher who could be employed by research institutes to do research projects anywhere in the world. I just came about your email address and your brief profile through an email listing affiliated with the US Chamber of Commerce.WHEN REPLYING REPLY TO: WHAT YOU NEED TO DO FOR US? Presently, I have just been granted a funding to head a research project in the tropical regions of West Africa and the U.A.E. regarding rare and vulnerable plant species and this would be commencing very soon, However my funding were by my American counterparts which sent me the bunch of payments mostly in US based money orders. Getting an accountant in the states or opening an account would have been my best choice but I have a deadline to meet and taking any of those choices would cost me time and a whole lot of other requirements I am not ready to deal with, as I would be traveling a lot in the meantime. So presently, assuming you would be able to deal with cash, I would be willing to employ you on contract basis to be my payment representative back in the states, this way I could issue and make these money orders out to you, you could then cash them easily, withdraw 10% of the total amount on these money orders as your commission and then send the rest back to me through Western Union wire transfer. These payments are in Money Orders or Checks and they would be written out to you in your name and sent to you via courier, so all you need do is process the payments, then deduct your percentage and wire the rest back. 10% from each operation! For instance: you receive 2000 US-D via checks or money orders on our behalf. You will cash the payments and keep 200 US-D (10% from $2000) for yourself! At the beginning your commission will equal 10%, though later it will increase up to 12%! You do not need any office because you will work as an independent contractor right from your home or office. Your job is absolutely legal. You can earn up to $3000-4000 monthly depending on time you will spend for this job. You do not need any capital to start. The employees who make efforts and work hard have a strong possibility to become managers. Anyway our employees never leave us. This is absolutely legal, that's why you have to fill a contract! I would be glad if you accept my proposal and I intend to commence on starting as soon as you are ready. If you are interested, email me back so we could make concluding arrangements. All responses should be sent to my private emails; richardcarter001@yahoo.co.uk Please note when replying fill the format below:To get started, I will need the following (6) details.A. Your FULL NAME B. Your Address where the Payments should be sent to via courier, city state and zip codeC. Telephone numbers (Cell phone and home phone.)D. Age E. SexF. OccupationThanks for your anticipated action. And I hope to hear back from you.Mr. RICHARD CARTERMeal Research and Consulting Inc.88 Wood Street, London| EC2V 7QT UK.
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