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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. González Olías Esq <abogadogonzale_olias@aol.com>
Reply-To: gonzalezoliasabogados@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 01:52:13 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: RE: Read This Mail Act Accondingly

Dear Sir, Firstly I must solicit your confidence in this transaction; this is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top secret Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day Let me start by first introducing myself properly to you. It may surprise you receiving this letter from me, since there was no previous correspondence between us. My name Gonzalez Olias. Esq. a personal Attorney to Late Mr. William My purpose of contacting you is for you to help secure the funds left behind by my late client, to avoid it being confiscated or declared serviceable by the Security Company Where this fund valued US$12,500.000.00 deposited by my client before his death This Security Company has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin or the account will be declared serviceable and the fund diverted to the Security treasury, So far all my efforts to get a hold of someone related to this man has proved abortive. Hence, I have contacted you. I am actually asking for your consent to present you to the Security Company as the Next of Kin/beneficiary of my late client's fund, since you have the same last name, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to your account All the legal documentations to back up your claim as my client's Next of Kin I shall provided them. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us achieve this transaction If you are interested, please contact me via Tel: +34.634.026.370 or e-mail: gonzalezoliasabogados@gmail.com upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand this transaction well The intended transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any infraction of the law. However, if this business proposition offends your moral ethics, do accept my sincere apology Please I will require the following from you as to enable us proceed in the transaction Your full name Your present address Private contact telephone /Fax number If on the contrary you wish to achieve this goal with me, kindly get back to me with your interest for further explanation. Kindest Regards Mr. Gonzalez Olias Esq. Abogados Barcelona Spain

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