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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. Abdul Wahab Bin Mohamed Tahir." <info.abdulegal@legal.org>
Reply-To: <awahabbin@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 17:10:16 +0100
Subject: ACKNOWLEDGE

Dear, Beneficiary.
 
      
I am Mr. Abdul Wahab Bin Mohamed Tahir, am an International Fund Manager with Barclays Bank and a Financial Adviser, I contact you based on the high respect imposed on you by my late client whom was your business partner some years pass, I contact you to assist me receive the sum of US$40 Million owned to him by the bank and a treading firm.
 
His last Business transaction payment was delayed by miscreants local partner/attorney and bankers that handled his payments.
I discovered that the bankers invested his funds without his consent and further place some high yield credit facilities/banker's guarantee program in the international stock exchange, with the help of an Indian company and  other foreign accomplices over the years, this placement yielded a high profit of $6 million USD. Vital proof to this shall be given to you in our next correspondence.
As an expert in this sort of payments couple with the fact that I am an AA fund manager/consultant with Prime European and American banks with a top record on payouts of this sort, I will start first by moving the accrued interest of his fund, acquired during the high interest money program in the sum of $6 million which I have already secured, to a paying bank in America, then fly down to United States of America and have it transferred locally into your receiving banking account.
 
All I need from you is your cooperation, trust and honesty while you will receive 25% of the total sum, do reply urgently so that we can proceed.
 
Respectfully yours.
 
Mr. Abdul Wahab Bin Mohamed Tahir.
International Fund Manager
Tel: + 44 703 199 9822
E-mail: awahabbin@gmail.com

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