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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: Warren Watson <wwtson@sify.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:28:16 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Hello!! My Dear Friend.


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Hello!! My Dear Friend. 
How are you
together with your family? I hope all is well? It is an unequivocal fact that
we’ve not met nor communicated before now, due to the true revelation that I
should share this life changing opportunity with you, I had no choice but to
contact you. So, kindly consider this message essentially
confidential.
 
First and foremost, I am MR WARREN WATSON, from Burkina
Faso in West Africa, the Audit and Account Manager Group bank of Africa (BOA)
Ouagadougou Burkina Faso, My Home address: Avenue sennism road no 24.801-sector
41(sennism) 11 BP 1713 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso .
 
I have the intent to
contact you for transfer of ($ 6.2M USD Six Million Two Hundred Thousand United
State Dollars) into your personal bank account for the betterment of our lives;
this should be an extremely confidential transaction between us. On your
assisting me to get this fund transferred into your bank account, the ratio of
30% of the total sum SHALL be for you while 70% will be for me.
 
I need
your urgent response on assurance of trust that you will not deny me my share
once the fund is credited to your personal bank account as I am a poor civil
servant who depend solely on my monthly salary.
 
If you are really sure
of your integrity, trustworthy, and confidentiality, reply back to me
immediately. And to prove your integrity and sincerity of purpose, please,
include your particulars as follows.
 
(1) Your Full names:
(2) Private
phone number:
(3) Current residential address:
(4) International passport
copy or ID card:
(5) Age and Sex:
(6) Occupation: 
(7) Country of
origin:
 
Upon your urgent response, I shall provide you more details and
how to proceed with this transaction. I look expecting to hearing from you and
you can give me a call as soon as you reply to
me.
 

Thanks, Best
Regard.

MR WARREN
WATSON
My Telephone No/
(+22678189704).



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