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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: Gorege Evans <georgeevans63@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: evansgeorge12@yahoo.com.hk
Date: 22 May 2011 14:55:10 -0000
Subject: From Mr. George K Evans


Dear Sir.

RE: TRANSFER OF EIGHTEEN MILLION (£18M, 000,000.00 GBP) VERY URGENT.

My name is Mr. George K Evans; I am an Auditor in our bank here in London. On a routine auditing I discovered a dormant domiciliary account with a balance of Eighteen Million GBP (£18M GBP) I also discovered that the account holder Mr. Andreas Schranner a Foreigner and a Gold Merchant in (South Africa) and his entire family died in AF4590 a plane crash on Monday, 31 July, 2000 on their way to New York for a vacations. So there is no beneficiary or next of kin to the account. And now the bank wants to transfer this money to an ESCROW ACCOUNT because nobody has come to claim the money.

Therefore, I wish to let you know that the bank can approve this money to you as a foreigner and the next of kin if you can come up because the former holder of the account Mr. Andreas Schranner is dead, and there is nobody to claim this money as his next of Kin, that is why the account has remain dormant for several years now.

I want to assure you that there is no risk in this transaction as I have made all the necessary arrangements for the successful transfer of this money.


The only thing I want you to do is to indicate your interest, readiness and willingness to do this transaction with me and I will put your name as the NEXT of KIN and BENEFICIARY and this money will be transfer to your account immediately. I will provide every other necessary information and documents that maybe needed in order to claim this money, but all you have to do is to be following my instructions very well.


Finally, after the smooth and successful transfer of this money I will give you 30% of the total money... And you will help me invest my own part in any lucrative business over there in your country; also you will assist me in getting a nice house where I and my family will live when we come over to meet you.


However, I wish to let you know that this business requires highly "CONFIDENTIALITY" as any breach in it will jeopardize my job and the future of my family. And please accept my sincere apologies, keep my confidence and disregard this mail if you are not interested in this business.

I wait for your favorable and immediate reply me via this email address: evans1@blumail.org or call me 447872282333

Mr. George K. Evans






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