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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: "CITIC BANK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ahmad.abbas@accountant.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 16:56:01 +0800
Subject: MUTUAL BENEFITS

Hello Dear Good Day, I have a Business transaction, and I want you to please indicate your interest to receive the transfer of ($ 14,000,000.00) Fourteen Million Dollars. Your duty is to stand as the next of kin or business partner to the late customer whose account is presently dormant under my custody. PERCENTAGE SHARING: Note that 30% will be your share in respect of your assistance to transfer this fund to your country. My share is 20% being the pioneer of this transaction. 50% will used to install a joint business investment in your country which will bear our names as investment partners. Kindly send me your personal information listed below to enable us commence this transaction immediately. 1. YOUR FULL NAMES................ 2. YOUR ID CARD................... 3. YOUR PERSONAL MOBILE PHONE NUMBER........ 4. YOUR ADDRESS.............. 5. YOUR COUNTRY.............. 6. YOUR OCCUPATION................... 7. YOUR PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS....... Thanks for your co-operation. ABBAS AHMAD Reply Urgently To Private Email.. ( ahmad.abbas@accountant.com )

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