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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: <1000000006252@StadardLoans.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <dschoudhry@xd.ae>
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 15:17:55 +0530
Subject: Your Urgent Attention


Good Day. We are unfamiliar with each other but it takes a day for people t=
o know. I will like to propose a legitimate business to you and please take=
this seriously. I am proposing a deal that will make us richer and you are=
very important to this deal as you will find out. I am a senior accountant=
with Nat West Bank, UK. I have worked here for a little more than 13 years=
now and I was the personal accountant to one Engineer.(Alex Stockinger) a =
foreign contractor with Royal Dutch plc who has an investment account with =
my bank. Unfortunately, my client died along with his nuclear family at Fra=
nce while on sabbatical in the summer of 2007, may their soul rest in peace=
. He died without leaving a will. Several efforts were made to find his ext=
ended family through your embassy without success. I received a notice last=
week to provide the next of kin of Alex Stockinger been his accountant or =
the account risk been transferred to the government (es-cheat) in 21 days t=
ime. I am contacting you to assist me in repatriating the funds left behind=
by my late client since you are outside the UK shore and non citizen. This=
claim will be executed without breaching any UK laws and success is guaran=
teed if we cooperate on this. The bank will release the account to you beca=
use of my recommendation of you as the next of kin. I am a very religious p=
erson and I cannot lie; I expect the same from you. I will forward my Inter=
national passport so you know that i am not joking, when I get your respons=
e. The amount involved is 9,649,400 Pounds; I propose we share the proceeds=
50:50, I think this is fair. My email is (dschoudhry@xd.ae). I will give y=
ou all the necessary information about the deal when I get your response. I=
anticipate your cooperation. Treat this proposal with utmost confidentiall=
y and urgency for a 100% success. If you are not interested please delete t=
his mail. Regards, S D. Chouldhry

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