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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: "Anderson Osai" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <andersonosai@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 4 May 2014 07:36:22 -0400
Subject: For your attention

Pardon my intruding, as I realize that, naturally this email will come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have never met before. However, it is with due respect that I humbly seek your assistance as I make this appeal to you with the understanding that any facts or opinions expressed in this email are given in confidence and solely for your personal information and use. I am afraid this is the only way I can get this issue resolved. Nevertheless if this does not interest you, kindly disregard this e-mail; otherwise if you are interested, I open my arms wide to do business with you. I am an auditor with a reputable auditing firm here in the United Kingdom ( KPMG ) Few years ago, I came across some funds in an account that had been dormant for a long period. The account was worth GBP?100 million (One hundred million pounds) after thorough investigation I found out that the account has been dormant for the passed 10 years and there was no record of any family member(s) or next of kin who came forward to claim the money. I therefore secretly invested Sixty Eight Million Pounds (68,000,000.00GBP) in a high interest investment product with a reputable bank which ran for 7years, hence I made a huge profit of Eighteen Million Three and Twenty Thousand Pounds (GBP18,320,000.00) for myself and I have no regrets whatsoever investing the capital amount. The investment program has been discontinued and i have returned the capital of Sixty Eight Million Pounds (68,000,000.00GBP) back to the bank coffer. Presently, the (GBP18,320,000.00) profit I made is in an escrow account with the bank. I need your kind and humble assistance as a foreign partner to enable me pull out and transfer the interest I made from the investment to your country or any other account of your choice. I will need you to partner with me and provide a foreign account where, after all documentations, we can wire transfer this funds. You are free to open a new bank account for this transaction, if you don't feel comfortable to use your regular bank account. I am ready to meet with you as soon as you have confirmed the funds is in your bank account and i am willing to share you 40% of the money and 60% will be for me. This transaction is 100% risk free. There are no risks involved in this transaction on your request, I will provide you documentation of the high Interest trading. I hope that this transaction will be conducted by both of us with sincere and dedicated hearts in order to make us life time friends and business partners. I look forward to your response. Warm Regards, Anderson Osai.

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