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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Joe Allen <joeallenx6@gmail.com>
Reply-To: joeallen@info.al
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 01:38:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Mr.Joe Allen


Dear Sir.
 
I bring you greetings. My name is Mr.Joe Allen, I am a staff of a Bank in London UK and heading our regional office in West Africa. Our late customer named (Mrs. Betty Smith), made a fixed deposit amount of US$6 Million dollars.She did not declare any next of kin in any of his paper work before her death , from Seattle USA who died in the plane crash On October 31, 1999,(an Egyptian Boeing 767 Flight 990) with other passengers on board as you can confirm it yourself via the website below.  http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/11/01/iran/main49778.shtml,
Therefore,I want you as a foreigner to stand as the beneficiary to transfer this funds out of my bank into your account, after the successful transfer, we shall share in the ratio of 50% for you, 50%for me. Should you be interested please send me your information:
 
1,Full names.
2,current residential address.
3,Tele/Fax numbers.
4,Your occupation.
 
All I need from you is your readiness, trustworthiness and dedication. Please email me directly on my private email address: ) so we can begin arrangements and I would give you more information on how we would handle this venture and As far as my bank is concern, I will be in control. It has been my dream to have my own company and I believe that God has answered my prayers by creating this opportunity. Please, remember to treat this transaction with utmost confidentiality for our own good.
I await your urgent response.Thank you and God bless your family.
 
Best Regards,
Mr.Joe Allen

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