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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: "Authorized Certified Bank Draft." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mfreeman093@yahoo.cn>
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 15.35.26 +0200
Subject: Authorized Certified Bank Draft.

 
 
Dear Beneficiary,
 
 
I am happy to inform you about my success in getting your winning funds under the cooperation of a new partner from Saudi Arabia. Presently I'm in Saudi Arabia for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to get your winnings despite that failed somehow best know to you.
 
 
meanwhile it my duty to inform you, I have made a deposit of $1.5M. (ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS ) in addition to your lottery winnings of $5.5m now amounting to $7,000,000.00 (Seven million United States Dollars) with a vault security company in West Africa.
 
To avoid more delays and unnecessary conversation, Now you are advice to contact the agent who I personally put in charge of your consignment Mr. Owen Freeman ,Find below his contact information.
LICUTION DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION & FINANCE.
NAME: Mr. Owen Freeman
EMAIL: (mfreeman093@yahoo.cn)
Telephone Number:+234-70-622-4-5953
 
 
Immediately you contact Mr. Owen Freeman ask him to send you the total $7,000,000.00 (SEVEN MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) certified bank Cheque, which I raised in your favor for your compensation for all the past efforts rendered and attempt you showed while trying to complete the transfer .I really appreciated your efforts at that time.
Secondly, you are hereby advised to stop dealing with some non-officials in the bank as this is an illegal act. You have to stop if you so wish to receive your payment immediately. After the board meeting held at our headquarters, we have resolved in finding a solution to your last unclaimed problem.
 
So feel free and get in touch with Mr. Owen Freeman and give him your address where to send the certified bank draft to you. And we also want to advice you to be polite when you get in contact with Mr. Owen Freeman.
 
 
Please do let me know immediately you receive the Cheque to enable us share the joy after all the stress at that time.
 
In the moment, I'm  very busy here because of the investment projects, which the new partner and I are having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded  instruction to the Mr Owen Freeman  without any delay.
 
 
Please I will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart. Contact Mr. Owen Freeman now Thanks and God bless you and your family.
 
Hope to hear from you soon.
 
Best Regards
Mr. Cole Fish
Program (c)2010.

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