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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: "Gabriel Harasmi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gabriel.harasmi@hotmail.my>
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 04:22:49 -0500
Subject: From Gabriel I Need Your Consent

Hi,

I am Mr.Gabriel Harasmi, working with (NatWest Bank London), Thanks for your intelligent understanding about this transaction; I will like to confirm to you that am oblige to transact this Business with you.

I am the Final signatory to any transfer or remittance of huge funds moving within Banks Local and International levels in line with foreign claim settlement.

I have before me list of funds, which could not be transferred to some nominated accounts as these Accounts have been identified either as ghost accounts, unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced sum etc.

I need your assistance to stand as a beneficiary to the sum of $10.6millions United States dollars, lying
Down unclaimed in our Bank, during the course of our auditing last week, I Discovered a floating fund in an account opened in the bank in the year 2004 and since 2005 nobody has Operated on this account again, after going through some old files in the records I discovered that the owner of the account died without a [Heir/WILL] hence the money is floating and if I do not remit This money out urgently it will be forfeited as unclaimed fund.

Among several others, I have decided to remit your claim sum following my idea that we can have a
Deal/agreement and I am going to do this legally.

If you AGREE with me, l advise you to send the followings details below: Via my private email: gabriel.harasmi@hotmail.my

A: Your Full name
B: Your House Address
C: Your direct telephone number
D: Age
E: Occupation.
F: Gender

Waiting for your reply soon. Have a nice day!

Thanks
Mr.Gabriel Harasmi

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