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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: Mrs Joy Omah <mrsjoyomah@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 15:53:04 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: ATTN;MY DEAR,PLS.READ THIS LETTER AND GET BACK TO ME


Attn;My Dear. ,

This
letter must come to you as a big surprise, but I believe it is only a
day that people meet and become great friends and business partners. I
am MRS.JOY OMAH,, currently Head of Cooperate affairs with a reputable
bank here in Benin Republic.

I write you this proposal in good
faith, believing that I can trust you withthe information I am about to
reveal to you. I got your contact  as a trustworthy and reliable person.

Please
pay attention and understand my reason of contacting you today through
this email. I am the personal solicitor to a foreigner, Late Mr. Donald
Heck, who unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Egypt Air
Flight 990, 1999 air crash He is an Iraqi Foreign Oil
consultant/contractor with the CHEVRON PETROLEUM CORPORATION, Mr. Donald
Heck, made a (Fixed

deposit) for 36 calendar months, valued at US $27,500,000.00 (Twenty Seven Million Five hundred Thousand Dollars only) in my

bank and I happen to be his account officer before I was moved to my present position recently.

If
I do not move this money out of the country immediately, by end of the
year the government will definitely confiscate the money, because my
bank cannot provide the account owner to explain the source of the
money. I cannot directly transfer out

this money without the help
of a foreigner and that is why I am contacting you for assistance.As
the Account Officer to Late Mr. Donald Heck , coupled with my present
position and status in the bank as Head of Retail

Banking Group ,
I have the power to influence the release of the funds to any foreigner
that comes up as the next of kin to the account, with the correct
information concerning the account, which I shall give you. All
documents to enable you claim this fund will be carefully worked out and
there is practically no risk involved, the transaction will be executed
under a

legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of law, beside my country  porous and anything goes.If you accept
to work with me, I want you to state how you wish us to share the funds
in percentage, so that both parties

will be satisfied. If you are interested, contact me as soon as you receive this message so we can go over the details.

Please,
treat with utmost confidentiality. I shall send you copy of the deposit
certificate issued to you when the deposit will be  made for your
perusal.Thanking you in advance and May God bless you.

I wait your urgent response via,

 Regards,

MRS.JOY OMAH,

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