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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: "Mr. Gary Hendrie" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <garyhendrie@mail2world.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 05:31:17 -0700
Subject: Date: 7/18/2012 (NOTIFICATION)

Mr. Gary Hendrie
Inspecting Auditor
International Finance Corporation
5th Floor, Cannon Bridge House, 25 Dowgate Hill,
London EC4R 2SB, United Kingdom

Good day, Date: 7/18/2012

I am contacting you in view of the fact you will be of Great assistance to me, like developing a cordial
business relationship. I am a career banker and inspecting Auditor of International Finance Corporation.
During the course of our auditing International Finance Corporation, I discovered a fixed deposit account
belonging to a foreigner, and a Stock broker who died on 5th of July in the year 2005 in an auto crash
accident. The fund has not been claimed for non presentation of any next of kin to secure long standing
funds in custody of International Finance Corporation. Over the years, the audit departments have worked
indefatigably and uncompromisingly to locate any of the relatives of our late client and all to no avail.
Thus, recently your name: %First Name% %Last-Named% and email (%Email %) contact was among the
findings that match the same Surname as the deceased, hence the need for this correspondence..
I would be delighted to have you as the apparent heir of our late client.

Being in possession of vital deposit code information that can lead to release of the funds, I want you
to stand as the beneficiary to this fund and receive to your safe foreign account in your country or else
where that will be safe for the funds. I am willing to give 50% for your total assistance.

If my offer is of no appeal to you, delete this message and forget I ever contacted you. Do not destroy
my career because you do not approve of my proposal. I ask that you do not destroy my chance, if you
will not work with me let me know and let me move on with my life but do not try to destroy me because
I have evaluated the risks and the only risk I have here is from you refusing to work with me. I am the
only one who knows of this situation and now you are second. All I require is your honest cooperation
to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please do respond to my personal
e-mail: garyhendrie@mail2world.com

I send you this mail not without a measure of fear as to what the consequences, but I know within me
that nothing ventured is nothing gained and that success and riches never come easy or on a platter
of gold.

I look forward to your swift response so that I can give you further directives. Please confirm your
willingness and ability to assist me.

Yours sincerely

Mr. Gary Hendrie
Private E-Mail: garyhendrie@mail2world.com

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