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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: "Dir. Andre P. Loirs" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <andreliorss@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2014 08:48:12 -0500
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR CONFIRMATION/AUTHORIZATION BEFORE I PROCEED.

 
VITAL INFORMATION FROM ROOLEY SECURITY AGENCY
 
My name is Andre Loirs, the Senior Directing officer of one of the many branches Rooly Security Agency. I am writing you concerning a situation which has come to my notice and i would like a confirmation from you before i proceed with my actions,I must apologize for writing you though because i know you don't know me and neither do i know you but i believe if i don't do this i would be a selfish person.
 
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Janice K. Fedarcyk, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the cyber intelligence unit of the International Police who was assigned to Africa to handle issues involving foreign Beneficiaries being ripped each time they try to make a claim on their inheritance.  They coordinated action—involving 13 countries, including the United States resulted in 24 arrests, including the domestic arrests of 11 individuals by federal and local authorities in the United States, and the arrests of 13 individuals abroad by foreign law enforcement in seven countries. In addition, the federal and local authorities and authorities overseas today conducted more than 30 subject interviews and executed more than 30 search warrants.
 
After their investigation, a consignment box containing a very huge amount of Fund about $15Million USD was brought here to be kept in our custody.This was done some months ago which these Agent stressed that the consignment belongs to you.
 
The reason why i am writing you is because a power of attorney was forwarded to our office this morning by Mr. Kelly Brown and they introduced themselves as Trevor Derek Alfred, Mrs.Parthimos Joanna (Canadian) and the Barrister's name David Hayfield. They claim you have asked them to claim the fund in the consignment. They are willing to pay $1750usd to claim the fund which will be used for preparing the paper work and also for the shipment of the consignment,they made me understand that you were hit by a truck and on your death bed you gave them the right to claim the fund in the consignment. This makes me really confused, because the actual amount needed for the preparation of paper work and for the shipment of the consignment to your residence  is just $550. I have notified the Delegate Preet Bharara concerning this matter and he has stated that he has nothing to do with it anymore and maybe these people are been truthful.
 
You are to call this office immediately for clarifications on this matter as we shall be available 24 hrs to speak with you and give you the necessary guidelines on how to ensure that your consignment is sent to you immediately.Just also be informed that any further delay from your side could be dangerous, as i would not be held responsible of wrong delivery.Please if truly you are on your deathbed, please provide us the full details of your next of kin to claim this consignment on your behalf.
 
So,get back to me urgently and tell me if this is true,you are therefore given 24hrs as soon as you read this email to confirm the truth in this information, If you are still alive, You are to contact us back immediately, Because we work 24 hrs just to ensure that we monitor all the activities going on in regards to the delivering of your consignment.I want to know if these people have been given permission by you to claim the fund in the consignment because they have provided an attorney to stand on their behalf and he is ready to sign the change of ownership certificate and also make the payment to claim the consignment. If you are not on your deathbed as these people claimed and you are ready to meet the requirement to have this consignment delivered to you without any mistake, then get back to me immediately as this required a great deal of urgency. Please provide your full names , your delivery address , nearest airport and  your! direct mobile number.  
On receipt of your email, I will call the police to have these people arrested for attempted fraud and theft, but if not i will have no choice than to accept their payments, sign the change of ownership certificate and have it released to them.
 
Yours Sincerely,
Director Andre Loirs.
 
 
This message is for the named person's use only.  It may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information.  No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission.  If you receive this message in error, please immediately delete it and all copies of it from your system, destroy any hard copies of it and notify the sender.  You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient.  SDN. ROOLEY SECURITY COMPANY reserve the right to monitor all e-mail communications through its networks.
Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the message states otherwise and the sender is authorized to state them to be the views of any such entity.
 
 
Thanks,
Managemant.
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