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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. W Van Morgan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ambassadorto.netherlands@europe.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:58:02 +0200
Subject: **CONFIDENTIAL REPLY URGENT**

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
My name is Mr. William Van Morgan, i trained and work as an external auditor for banks in the European Union and East Asia country, working as part of a bigger team that covers the entire region, i have taken pains to find your contact through personal endeavors.
On routine audit check last month, I discovered some investment accounts that have been dormant for the last fourteen (14) years, all the accounts belonging to a single holder with monies totalling a little above Twenty Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (USD22, 500,000.00) in cash call deposits split across several banking investment lines. Banking regulation/legislation in Singapore demand that I notify the fiscal authorities after a statutory time period of fourteen years when dormant accounts of this type are called in by the monitory regulatory bodies. The above set of facts underscores my reason of writing and making the following proposal.
in order to avert this negative development, some of my trusted colleagues and i now seek your permission to have you stand as the next-of-kin, so that the funds USD22, 500,000.00) would be released and paid into your bank account as the beneficiary next-of-kin, all documents and proves to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out and we are assuring you of 100% risk free involvement, your share stays while the rest will be for myself and my colleague for investment purpose in your country.
We have agreed that the funds will be shared thus, after it has been transferred into your account.
1. 15% for you for acting as the beneficiary of the funds.
2. 5% will be set aside for reimbursement to both parties for any incidental expenses that may be incurred in the course of the transfer, (telephone, fax bills and others)
3. 80% for us the originators of the transaction.
1) FULL NAME:2) AGE:3) SEX:4) HOUSE ADDRESS:5) YOUR MOBILE/FAX NUMBER:6) OCCUPATION:
7) COUNTRY:8) STATE:9) OFFICE ADDRESS:10) ANY IDENTITY FOR PROOF (INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT E.T.C)

if this proposal is alright by you, then kindly get to me immediately via my email address ambassadorto.netherlands@europe.com (only) and furnish me with your most confidential particulars email address, contact address ,telephone and fax numbers via email so that i can use these information to apply for the release and subsequent transfer of the funds in your favor.
Thanking you in anticipation of your co-operation.
Mr. William van Morgan

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