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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: edward samourko <edwardsamourko10@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 11:37:48 +0000
Subject: US$45.000.000.00 NEXT OF KIN CLAIM FOR INVESTMENT

US$45.000.000.00 NEXT OF KIN CLAIM FOR INVESTMENT

>From Mr. Raymond Morgan

Accra, Ghana.

E-Mail,rmorgan20133@gmail.com,

rmorgan201333@gmail.com

Attention, Sir/Madam


My name is Mr. Raymond Morgan; I am manager at one of the standard
Chartered bank in Accra Ghana, I am a 47 year's old blessed with three
Lovely kids, I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit
both of us greatly.
As a manager in my branch, it is also my duty to send in a financial
report to our headquarters at the end of each year. But in the course
of last year ending 2012 fiscal report, I discovered a dormant amount
of (FORTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
US$45MILLION which my head office are not aware of and will never be
aware of. This fund I have placed in what we call "escrow account
"with no beneficiary. As a manager in my bank I cannot be directly
connected to this money, so my aim of contacting you was for you to
stand as the next of kin to this money, together we can move it to
your country for investment PURPOSE under your care and 30% of the
total sum goes to you as a commission for standing as next of kin to
the deceased, there is practically no risk involved, it will be
bank-to-bank transfer after you have presented yourself and signed all
the necessary papers, I also discovered that this money belongs to one
Mr. Burckhard Erich Who died in plane crash on September 1998 flying to
Geneva Switzerland, may his gentle soul rest in peace,
Open bellow site for confirmation crash,
http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/index.html
Kindly respond to me immediately. (So that we could go over the
details soonest).
Thanking you in advance.
Mr. Raymond Morgan.

Email, rmorgan20133@gmail.com

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