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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: "Albert Frank" <radek.topinka@volny.cz>
Reply-To: 2351709468@qq.com
Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 13:19:51 +0100
Subject: >> All i need is your honest cooperation TU:


DEAR FRIEND,
=

I AM MR.ALBERT FRANK ,THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO MR.JIM CRUZ,A CONSULTANT WIT=
H AN OIL =

COMPANY HERE IN NIGERIA WHO DIED WITH HIS WIFE IN AN AUTO CRASH ACCIDENT O=
N THE =

25TH OF JANUARY 2009.
=

=

SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL CONTACTS AS TO LOCATE ANY OF =

HIS EXTENDED RELATIVES, BUT ALL PROVED ABORTIVE.HENCE I DECIDED TO CONTACT=
YOU. =

=

=

=

I AM CONTACTING YOU TO ASSIST RETRIEVE THE MONEY VALUED AT US$22.5 MILLION=
DOLLARS =

THAT WAS LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT WITH THE SPRING BANK NIGERIA PLC BEFORE =
IT GETS =

CONFISCATED BY THE BANK.
=

=

THE BANK ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT=
CONFISCATED WITHIN TEN BANKING DAYS.
=

=

I HEREBY SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO ACT AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED, THE =
PROCEEDS OF THIS ACCOUNT CAN BE PAID TO =

YOU AND THEN YOU AND I CAN SHARE THE MONEY 50/50.I HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY =
LEGAL =

DOCUMENTS THAT CAN BE USED TO BACK UP THIS PROJECT.
=

=

=

SHOULD YOU BE INTERESTED,FURNISH ME WITH YOUR DIRECT CELL PHONE NUMBERS FOR=
ORAL =

CONVERSATION AFTER WHICH I WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH MORE DETAILS OF THIS TRAN=
SACTION =

AND HOW TO PROCEED.
=

=

YOURS SINCERELY,
=20

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