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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: Mrs Fatima Aziza <fatimaziza01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <fat.aziza@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:14:18 +0000
Subject: URGENT NEED FOR ASSISTANCE


Dear Sir/Madam, My name is Mrs Fatima Aziza : I work with the International operationdepartment in CitiBank here in London United Kingdom.
On a routine inspection I discovered a dormant domiciliary account with aBAL. Of £16M Sixteen Million Pounds, on further discreet investigation, Ialso discovered that the account holder has long since passed away (dead)leaving no beneficiary to the account.
For more information about the tragedy, Please click on this
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm After my investigation, I found out that no body knows about this Dormant Account or will come to claim the funds.
If we leave these funds without putting claim to it, the bank will share it among the shareholder at the end of the year profit, I have decided to inherit these funds for foreign Investment but i as a staff, I cannot lay claims on the funds by myself and that is why i have contacted you to use your name as the next of kin/beneficiary to the Dormant Account and transfer these funds to you for foreign investment purpose
With warm hearts I offer my friendship, and my greetings, andI hope this letter meets you in good time. It will be surprising to you toreceive this proposal from me since you do not know me personally.However, I am sincerely seeking your confidence in this transaction,which I propose with my free mind and as a person of integrity.
Please i want you to relax your mind in helping me because i believe evenif you have invested unknowingly into a deal that has never come through,this very transaction is %100 risk free and to prove to you that i am very realistic of all am saying , i would like it if you can be able totravel out of your country to witness all am telling you face to face.Please i would like you to have Trust in me and free your mind and help meout, But if you still could not travel, good we can as well go into bank tobank transfer but i would like you to travel so that you will be able tosee this fund cash.
I will take 50% and you will take 40% while 10% will be for any expenses bothparties will come across during the process of transferring the funds to yournominated account. I hope that the sharing ratio is accepted by you.
I am desperately waiting for your urgent response so that i will tell you moreon what we are going to do for my bank to transfer these funds to you.
N:B,I want you to know that this business is highly confidential as it is only between me and you,so,you should never tell anybody about this transaction untilwe transfer the funds to your nominated Account to avoid any betrayal of trust or any obstacle of progress.I am waiting for your urgent response so that i willinform you more on what we are going to do and inherit these funds succesfullywithin the next ten Banking days.
Regards of Regards,
Mrs Fatima Aziza
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