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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: davis paul <apaul.19@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <davispaul2003@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:37:20 -0400
Subject: Attention Friend,



Attention Friend,
The inspiration to contact you is simply divineprovidence, I am making this proposition because I have to seek thepartnership of a resourceperson to help me realize this project.
I am Barrister Davis . A .Paul. A solicitor and investmentconsultant based in London,united kingdom.
I was attending a business lunche on 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 investmentconsultant and my primary assignment was to spear head his investmentforays in the United Kingdom.
Three months later I invited him to London and undermy professional guidance and based on my advice he made a fixeddeposit of £14,000,000,00 Million pounds sterling at a financial institution[FOURTEEN MILLION POUNDS STERLING] .
This deposit was for 2years and upon maturity I made effort to contactmy 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 thaton July 25 2006, my client Mr. Andreas schranner, his wife Maria, their daughter Eich and husband Christian and their two children perished inthe air France Concorde new York bound flight; Please Click here andfind out what happened to the family
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm Ihave 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 thefixed deposit and transfer custody to you for our mutual benefit.
My capacity as solicitor/investment consultant to my late client givesme the discretion to package and transfer the deposit toyou.
I will give you 20% for your effort, 40% for me, and 30% for Charity Organization while the remaining 10% is mapped out for all local and International expenses. It will amount to injustice if I do not takethis 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 are adviced to send me your full information below,
1,YOUR FULL NAME
2,YOUR MOBILE TELEPHONE AND FAX INCLUDING OUR OFFICEAND 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
I await your respond.
Davis . A .Paul,
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