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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: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:45:06 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Hello!! My Dear,


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Hello!! My Dear,
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, Call My
Private Telephone(+226-78189704)? 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 Private Telephone
(+226-78189704)



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