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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: Kim Beom Gak <no-reply-acc@live.com>
Reply-To: <martin.hokko@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 May 2014 13:45:20 +0100
Subject: re: Urgent about transfer


[HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL]
[TRANSFER OF THIRTY SIX MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY NINE THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING]


TRANSFER
OF 36,759,000.00 MILLION POUNDS TO YOUR ACCOUNT. My name is Mr. Paul
Martins Hoo, and I work in the International Operation Department in a
Bank here in London. I feel quite safe dealing with you in this
important business. Though, this medium (Internet) has been greatly
abused, I choose to reach you through it because it still remains the
fastest medium of communication. However, this correspondence is
unofficial and private, and it should be treated as such.

At
first I will like to assure you that this transaction is 100% risk and
trouble free to both parties. WE WANT TO TRANSFER OUT MONEY FROM OUR
BANK HERE IN LONDON. THE FUND FOR TRANSFER IS OF CLEAN ORIGIN. THE OWNER
OF THIS ACCOUNT IS A FOREIGNER, a program leader. Until his death, The
Late Prime Minister, Mr. Rafik Hariri, has a huge investment here in the
United Kingdom and all over the world, as a matter of fact he has the
sum of(THIRTY SIX MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY NINE THOUSAND POUNDS
STERLING) in his account here in London which he deposited as a family
valuables. The family does not know about this deposit.

I was on a
routine inspection that I discovered a dormant domiciliary account with
a BALANCE OF (THIRTY SIX MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY NINE THOUSAND
POUNDS STERLING) on further discreet investigation, I also discovered
that the account holder has passed away (dead) leaving no beneficiary to
the account. The bank will approve this money to any foreigner because
the former operator of the a/c is a foreigner. I am certainly sure that
nobody will come again for the claim of this money. A foreigner can only
claim this money with legal claims to the account Holder; therefore I
need your cooperation in this transaction. I will provide all necessary
information needed in order to claim this money, hoping in God that you
will never let me down now and in future.

Rafik Bahaa Edine
Hariri (November 1, 1944 - February 14, 2005), married to Nazek Audi
Hariri, was a Lebanese self-made millionaire and business tycoon, and
was five times Prime Minister of Lebanon (1992-1998 and 2000-2004)
before his last resignation from office on October 20, 2004. The late
Rafik Hariri died on February 14, 2005 when explosives equivalent to
around 300 kg of C4 were detonated as his motorcade drove past the Saint
George Hotel In the Lebanese capital, for more information please log
on to (http://www.hariri.info) I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO A SAFE
FOREIGN ACCOUNT ABROAD BUT I DON'T KNOW ANY FOREIGNER WHOM I CAN TRUST,
I KNOW THAT THIS MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE AS WE DON'T
KNOW OURSELVES BEFORE, BUT BE SURE THAT IT IS REAL AND A GENUINE
BUSINESS.
I CONTACT YOU BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL NOT LET ME DOWN ONCE THE FUND GOES INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

Let me hear from you URGENTLY by e-mail if you are willing to do this business with me.

Best Regards,

Paul Martins Hoo.
<pin1us@videobank.it>





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