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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.Patrick Joseph" <mrpatricko8@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrpatrickjo8@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:08:10 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Greetings From Mr.Patrick Joseph




Greetings From Mr.Patrick Joseph Dear Freind, This message might meet you in utmost surprise; however, it’s just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction. I am the director in charge of auditing and accounting section of Africa Development Bank, (ADB) Ouagadougou Burkina-faso West Africa. I have the opportunity of transferring the left over funds, U.S $13.5 Million Dollars. of one of my bank clients who died along with his entire family on 31 July 2000 in a plane crash. That is why I ask that we work together, I will be pleased to work with you as trusted person and see that the fund is transferred out of my Bank into another Bank Account,Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated Bank account we shall then share it in the ratio of 60% for me,40% for you. Further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as i receive ayour return mail. Thanks.
Mr.Patrick Joseph

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