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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: David Barnard <davidbarnard55@gmail.com>
Reply-To: david_barnard_y2k@linuxmail.org
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 23:02:44 +0700
Subject: Cooperation

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Dear Sir/Madam,

I am a regional manager with a Bank here in Cambodia. I have an urgent and
very confidential business proposition for you.

On June 6, 2001, a foreign Oil consultant/contractor with Petronas Oil
Corporation of Malaysia, Mr. Haffez Al Sadique, made a numbered time
(Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at (Nine Million Two
Hundred thousand Dollars) in my branch. 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
Crude Oil Export Corporation that Mr. Haffez Al Sadique, died from an
automobile accident. 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 Mr. Haffez Al
Sadique, did not declare any kin or relations in all his official
documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork . This sum of (Nine Million
Two Hundred thousand Dollars) 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.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand
in as the next of kin to Mr. Haffez Al Sadique, so that the fruits of this
old man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government
officials.The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the
ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you.

Please send me an mail with further information about yourself before we
proceed further. Awaiting your urgent reply via my email:
david_barnard_y2k@linuxmail.org
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Thanks and regards.
Mr. David Barnard.

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