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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: "Mr. Harry Achims" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <harryachims@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2014 10:56:47 -0500
Subject: Good day

Good day,

I am contacting you because I am looking for a partner in the realization of a project. First of all I would like to introduce myself, I'm Mr Harry Achims, I live in Accra Ghana, and practiced as a Realtor/Investor. I have an unusual but lucrative offer for you, You do not know me and I do not know you personally and also have no choice than to write to an unknown person. I am the executor of a client Majzoub al-Khalifa who suddenly passed away on the Wednesday, 27 June 2007 and he left a large fortune without leaving a will or an heir to inherit it.

My late client died earlier June with his younger brother. He was the Adviser to the Sudanese President, My late client was a distinguished figure in Sudan,when my client was alive he had previously held the positions of Governor of Khartoum, agriculture and information minister. They were killed in an car accident in northern Sudan on the Wednesday, 27 June 2007.You can confirm it here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6244884.stm

There was also no relative that can be found and now the fortune will go to the state if claim is not made, after an extensive search for a relative without success i am now looking for a person from around the world whom I can use as heirs. My offer would be this: I declare you as the heirs of My late client and lay claim to the fortune and for your assistance I'll give you 50% of the capital assets. Since I am the originator of the deal there is no problem to get the needed documents to conclude this within a short time and the investment firm in which the inheritance is currently in there custody. The inheritance goes as I said to the state and is thus lost, so I have access to these funds.

My late client gave me all the documents about his fortune and where it was deposited before he passed away suddenly. He was a serious businessman and made his fortune with shops in South America and West Africa in the trade in minerals and in the construction industry. Its assets amount to a large sum. I will give you more accurate information concerning the deal as soon as you confirm to me your interest. Please let me know if you can handle the transaction of this kind. I would like to ask you also to keep discreet in this matter, if you are interested I will like you to send me your Telephone number and i will also send you mine in due course.

Please reply me on this Email: ( harryachims@consultant.com ) if you have any interest, so I can continue my search expeditiously. However, if you should have any interest, I am pleased to have found someone to conclude this deal with.

Awaiting your urgent response.

Sincerely,
Mr. Harry Achims

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