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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 William Patricks <williampatricks@sify.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:09:16 -0800 (PST)
Subject: This is an Excellent Letter from Mr Williams Patricks the Bill and Exchange manager in ADB Bank.



Dear Partner,



Please excuse this humble email if it offends your sensibilities, but I have no other means to contact you. This is an Excellent Letter from Mr Williams Patricks the Bill and Exchange manager in ADB Bank.



Please let this do not be a surprise proposal to you because i got your contact information from the international directory in few weeks ago before i decided to contact you on this magnitude and lucrative transaction for our future survival in life.Moreover, I have laid all the solemn trust in you before i decided to disclose this successful & confidential PROJECT to you.



I have had the intent to contact you over this financial PROJECT worth the sum of (Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars "$8,500,000.00"



This is an abandoned sum that belongs to one of our foreign client who died along with his entire family through plane crash disaster since few years ago.Meanwhile I was very fortune to came across the deceased file when I was arranging the old and abandoned customers files in other to sign and submit to the entire bank management for an official re-documentations after the audit meeting 2010.



Meanwhile be informed clearly that it was stated in our banking rules and regulations which was signed lawfully that if such fund remains unclaimed till the period of 8 years started from the date of the beneficiary died, the money will be covereted into the treasury as an unclaimed bill.



On the transfer of this fund into your account, { 30% } will be your share in respect of the account provision and your assistance rendered during the transfer of the fund into your bank account and 60% for myself being the codinator of the PROJECT. Besides you should not entertain any fear because I am sure of the success as an insider in the bank.



It's essential to facilitate an easy and fast communications in this deal. I will appreciate your utmost honest in this matter until the task is accomplished as I don't want anything that will jeopardize my deal.



Yours sincerely,

Mr Williams.

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