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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: michealedward@voila.fr
Date: 27 Jan 2011 12:23:21 +0200
Subject: David Simelane lashes out at women

FROM MICHEAL EDWARD GOOD DAY GOOD DAY , I beg your excuse for the inconveniences that this Mail may cause to you. My name is Mr. Micheal Edward, I work with one of the local Banks here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire, I am the personal accounts manager of the deceased , a National of your country, who owned a construction company here in Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire). My client, his wife, and their three children were involved in the ill fated Kenya Airways crash in the coasts of Abidjan in January 2002 in which all passengers on board died. Since then I have made several inquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but has been Unsuccessful. After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his name over the Internet, to see if I could locate any member of his family hence I came across your contact. The particular interest is this huge amount deposited with our bank here in, where the deceased has an account valued at about US$25 million United States dollars. Being the personal a/c manager of the decease's bank account, the bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin/beneficiary or else the bank will declare the account unserviceable and thereby forfeit the funds to the bank treasury. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over some pass years now, I hereby seek your consent (with due respect and Honor) to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you come from the same country with him, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you and then you and I will share the money 50 /50. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under all legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Please provide me with your full Name and Address, Date of birth, Telephone and Fax Number or immediate documentations,If you can handle this with me, reach me now urgently with the information requested. Kindly reach me via my private email as indicated above for further details. Thanks in advance for your anticipated cooperation. Cordially, MR. MICHEAL EDWARD.
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