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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.McChesney Edwin" <online32898@telkomsa.net>
Reply-To: "Mr.McChesney Edwin" <mcchesney97@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 07:54:33 +0200 (SAST)
Subject: Hello Dear.

Dear Sir/Ma,

I am Mr. Mr.McChesney Edwin, a Chartered Portfolio Manager(CPM) with the External Division of First Capital Ltd, one of the oldest Clearing house and a major financial service provider in Europe. My primary duties are investment counseling and Portfolio Investment management in the FDI sector, these entails managing all sort of investment portfolios (such as stocks, bonds, futures and future options etc) with a limited power of attorney to operate clients accounts on the purpose of buying and selling of shares and other investment purposes that will yield interest to capital without requiring further client's approval for investment purposes.

I travels across Europe on a regular basis due to the nature of my job, What I am about to disclose to you is highly confidential and I trust that you will not betray the confidence I am reposing on you. In carrying out my duties as external investment manager, I handle all our investors Direct Capital Funds and was able to confidentially extract 1.2% from all Investment Returns Earned from several investors on the underlying assets over a period of 3years. From this expertise arithmetic, I am able to accumulate the sum £4.8M from the investor's EMCRP. The company annual report has been duly concluded and dividends declared while clients are much happier with the annual returns than the previous years under review.

I am here by asking you to come and stand as an investor to receive this fund as annual Investment Proceeds from The Korea Development Bank.

I assure you that all is well made and successful bank directors and stock brokers all over the world has participated in one time or the other in this deduction racket and are still in it today, once clients are satisfied with the annual earnings the deal is as good as being concluded.

I have nurtured and protected this deal for the past three years and if I am assured of your interest, honesty and capability, If we both agree on an acceptable memorandum of understanding. I Expect your urgent response if you can handle this project as soon as you receive my message. If you are willing, now my questions are:-

1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I give you this trust?
3. What will be your commission?

Then, please send your information
Full Name:
Company Name:
Company business address:
Office Phone and fax:
Mobile Phone:

My major reason for contacting you is that I have decided to move this Fund at this time out of England and to my partner's country because final external audit has been conducted without trace of the said deductions. What I need is someone trustworthy to receive the money for me in a legitimate manner of a stock investor and I hope you might fit that profile.

I have made all the arrangements and plans to enable me to move the money from England to a country of my choice without hindrance. For your assistance and help in receiving this money, you will benefit a reasonable part of the total money as we may both agree. Please help to clear this money it has been here for three years without traces. This is a racket for the intellectuals, core/real investors and still remain sacred to the public.

I have made all necessary arrangement on this, all I want is your assistance.

Should you be interested, please email me with your consent for further discussion.

Yours faithfully,

Mr.McChesney Edwin

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