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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: MR GLYN RAPER <anhbtt.snv@hoabinh.gov.vn>
Reply-To: MR GLYN RAPER <glynraper60@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:42:28 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: Mr Glyn Raper



Good day, dear friend,

I am Mr Glyn Raper Of Harlsden, North West London, here in England. , I work with Natwest Bank London. With all due respect and regard, I am writing from my office, that the immense advantage to both of us. In my department, the marketing manager (Greater London Regional Office), I discovered an abandoned sum of U.S. $ 16,400,000 dollars (16,000,400 United States Dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers Late Georgios Schwartz, an American citizen who unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 on 31 January 2000 crashed, including his wife and only daughter.

The choice of contacting you is from the geographical nature, where life brings you, especially because of the sensitivity of this transaction and confidentiality. Now our bank has to come for any of the relatives up to the allegation, but no one has been done that.I personally wait successful in finding the relatives for two years, I seek your consent to present you as next of kin / beneficiary of the deceased, so that the proceeds may be paid from this account at $ 16.4 million U.S. dollars to you to evaluate.

This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages, 60% and 40% for me it for you. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to support this claim we are doing now, to be secured. All I need is to enter your name and legalize the documents before the Court here, demonstrate to you as a legitimate recipient.

All I require now is your honest co-operation, confidentiality and trust, so we see this transaction through. I guarantee you that this is legitimate under an arrangement that will protect you from running a violation of the law.

Please provide me the following: But after five days, until it has completed. This is very URGENT PLEASE.
1st Full Name
2nd Your phone number
3rd Your contact address.

Having gone through a methodical search, I decided to contact you in the hope that you will find this proposal interesting. Please refer to your confirmation of this message and your interest shown, I will provide further information. Endeavor to let me know your decision rather than Keep Me Waiting. Call me as soon as the receipt of the e-mail Tel: +447700022793 or by glynraper60@gmail.com answer.

Yours sincerely,
Mr Glyn Raper.
Tel: (+447700022793)

glynraper60@gmail.com

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