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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: "Fregpong Phils" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fregpongphilss@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 06:04:24 -0800
Subject: project for your consideration

Dear,
 
A close friend of mine, Essam El Haddad an aide to the deposed Egyptian President 
Mohammed  Morsi who is now criminally charged for incitement to murder and thurgery 
by the present Egyptian regime has requested me to get a reliable person who will be 
entrusted with  a confidential project (Fund) on behalf of detained Khairat El-
Shater, a wealthy businessman, and the deputy of the Brotherhood's supreme leader 
(Party), considered the group's most powerful decision-maker.
       
 
When Mohammed Morsi's government was over thrown, the present regime in Egypt 
arrested and detained Khairat El-Shater for mere suspicion that he is a  powerful 
decision maker within  his party and very wealthy. Currently a criminal 
investigations against  him  and others is going on, with prosecutors saying they 
were examining complaints of  spying, inciting violence  and ruining the economy 
against them which its outcome is  Politically obvious. As you read this, the 
government has arrested and detained the leader of the Brotherhood (Party) and given light prison sentences to some of their protesting supporters as others will soon 
appear in Court.
 
The family of Khairat El-Shater is afraid of his safety, businesses and 
finances under the present  Egyptian leadership, hence, the decision to protect his 
funds worth Millions of Dollars in foreign currency which the present regime wants 
to confiscate to  reduce his financial muscle and influence in the party which is 
now outlawed.
 
I assure you to get more details about the status of this project when I get your 
response.
 
Note: Your receipt of this letter should not come to you as a surprise as my 
personal conviction as a consultant with the African Union (AU) made me chose you 
out of the three personalities whose profiles were presented to me by a colleague of 
mine.
 
 
Fregpong Phils.

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