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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: karl brader <kuubrader70@live.com>
Reply-To: <kurader776@lycos.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:39:02 -0500
Subject: Immediate Response



Your Attention My name is Mr. Karl Brader. I trained and work as an external auditor for a Suisse Bank, working as part of a bigger team that covers the entire sub-euro region. I had taken pains to find your contact through personal endeavors. On routine audit check last month, I discovered some investment accounts that had been dormant for the least twelve years. All the accounts belong to a single holder deceased with monies totaling 21 Million United States Dollars plus interest. According to the laws of my country, since the contract period has long expired, after rolling over, the funds will revert to the ownership of the Government if nobody applies to claim the funds. I decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive but be rest assured that all will be well at the end of the day. My investigation of the said account reveals that the death occured in 1994 the exact time the account was last operated. I can confirm with certainty that the said investor died interstate and no next of kin to his estate has been found or has come forward all these years. So, Twenty One Million United State Dollars is still lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it neither can we release the funds from his account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines. Please note that, I alone have the deposit details and I am prepared to share the deposit with you in halves plus interest accrued till date. I assure you that with all legal paperwork secured in your favor and drawn up in my bank, the deposit should be released to you within a few days via direct transfer to your provided account. I now seek your permission to have you stand as a next of kin to the deceased as all documentations will be carefully worked out by me for the deposit to be released in your favor as the beneficiary next of kin. It may interest you to know that we have secured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of the deceased relatives. Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business endeavor by furnishing me with your Full Names, Date of irth,Telephone Number,Fax Number, company / position held, Email address, Contact address and Postal address. These requirements will enable us file letter of claim to the appropriate departments for necessary approvals in your favor for the deposit to be released to you before the transfer can be made. We both stand to be well compensated on final conclusion of this project. Your share stays in your account while the rest shall be for me for Investment purposes. I find myself privileged to have this information and this is a great opportunity of a life time of success without risks. I await your urgent response to this proposal so that I can give you further information on this transaction. Please reply to this email (kurader776@lycos.com) with your advised information, I would appreciate the mutual relationship. Regards, Karl Brader Director, Investment Banking.
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