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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 Gary Daniel <daniel-gary-08@msn.com>
Reply-To: garydaniel2012@voila.fr
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 12:29:17 -0400
Subject: I Need Your Urgent Assistance.

From :Mr.Gary Daniel
Auditing / Accounting Director
Bank of Africa (BOA)
Barking-West Africa
 
Dear, I am Mr Gary Daniel, Head of {B O A},BURKINA FASO . I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. An America Citizen Oil consultant and contractor with the Sasol Oil DEV CO, Mr Raymond Beck of Huntington Beach California made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$17.3Million in my bank. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.
 
After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the Sasol Oil DEV CO that Mr Raymond Beck died in a plane crash in Egypt Air Flight 990, Tuesday, November 2, 1999 Published at 05:20 GMT air crash (for more information about this crash and person you can contact this websitehttp:news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/502503.stm. Since we got this information about his death and on further investigation,I found Out that he died without making a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.
 
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that he did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.This sum of US$17.3Million is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year.
 
No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to the Laws of BURKINA FASO, at the expiration of 9 (nine) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the (B.F) Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr Raymond Beck so that the fruits of his labor will not get into the hands of the government.This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names and address, Country of Origin Residence, Age and Phone Number, and Your Sex so that I can make some changes in his file immediately to purport you as his next of kin. A bank account in any part of the world that you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin.
 
I will offer you 40% of this amount as soon as you declare your interest 10% will be for spence and 50% will be for me, Because i don't want anyone here in our bank to know my involvement until you confirm this fund into your account and ask me to come over for the sharing as I indicated and i we assure you our utmost support as it involves 100% RISK FREE More details and my laid down strategy to realize this deal will be sent to you Upon your response. Awaiting your urgent reply.call me for more details +226-76381159.
 
 
Regards.
 
Mr Gary Daniel
 
 
 
 

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