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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "to your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million british pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- drpaulmirza@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr.Paul Mirza <info@business.com>
Reply-To: drpaulmirza@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2014 22:33:23 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

Dr.Paul Mirza
Yorkshire Banking plc, London.
Hello, dear!

How are you and your family? I hope my letter meets you in the best mood.
My name is Dr. Paul Mirza , Operations / Regional Manager Yorkshire
Bank , London. I chose this top secret / confidential cooperation with you
described herein, for our mutual benefit. During the annual audit of our
bank, I discovered an abandoned / unclaimed funds, the sum total of which
is £ 30,000,000 GBP (30 million British pounds) in an account belonging to
one of our foreign customers (late David McDowell Brown) of Arlington
Virginia in the U.S.A. who unfortunately lost his life together with his
wife and daughter with the whole crew on the first February 2003 through
the southern United States space shuttle to Columbia.

I found that he had no particular family or designated beneficiary on the
account, after going through his writings in our bank. I am sincerely and
consciously seeking to present , you as the will be next of kin /
beneficiary to the deceased so that the sum of 30 million pounds sterling
will be converted to your custody and we shall share in a percentage ratio
of 50% for me and 40% for you, while 10% will be for all costs of the
transaction. I need your honest cooperation, trust and absolute
confidentiality so that we successfully complete this transaction.
I declare and promise that this transaction shall be under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, both in your
country and here in London, as the fund is transferred to your nominated
bank account . After examination and acceptance of this offer, please
forward this information to me immediately on my private e-mail address
for more discussion: drpaulmirza@yahoo.com

-Your full name:
-Your full contact address:
-Your mobile phone direct number :

I will update the information in our database to reflect , that you are
the next of kin / beneficiary named on this account, I will communicate
with the bank for the transfer of this fund to you.
Note: We have to deal a few days to conclude on banking business .
With expectations of your positive response.
Sincerely,
Dr.Paul Mirza
Email: drpaulmirza@yahoo.com

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