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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: "GOODLUCK FRANCIS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <doctorgoodluckfrancis@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 22:35:23 +0100
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

Hello Partner,
   My name is Dr Goodluck Francis i am chief investment consultant of the Bank of Scotland I wish to use this medium to get in touch with you first because it's fastest means. I am an external auditor of a well known bank here in the United Kingdom.
   In one of our peroidic auditing I discorverd a dormant accounts with holding balance of 15,000,000 (Fifteen Million British Pounds) which has not been operated for the past Six  years. From my investigations and confirmations, the owner of this account, A foreigner by name Mr.Gregory .B.Wilson died in plane crash Air France 447 in 1 June 2009 and since then nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of this money because he has no family members who are aware of the existence of neither the account nor the funds.
    I have secretly discussed this matter with a top senior minister official of the federal ministry of finance here and we have agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to deal with us although due to his possition he did not want to take active part but as soon as you follow my instructions everything will be successfull because we will be woking hand in hand with him. We thus propose to do business with you, standing in as the next of kin of these funds from the deceased and after due legal processes have been followed the fund will be released to your account without delay and we will use it for investment and to assist the less privelaged in the society because if we left the fund with the government it will be fortified
 
What we needed from you now is your account information where you want the money to be trasfer or deliverd on your behalf immedaitely. So state the a/c info
Your names in full
Occupation
Residential address
Age
    This transaction is totally 100% free of risk and troubles as the fund is legitimate and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or any other illegal act.Finally, I will give you 40% for your coporation, 5% will be for expenses both parties might have incurred during this process. On receipt of your response I will furnish you with detailed clarification as it relates to this mutual benefit transaction. I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible if you are interested.
  Dr Goodluck Francis. Chief investment Consultant, Bank Of Scotland. Dover House Whitehall, London.SW1A 2AU www.bankofscotland.co.uk
doctorgoodluckfrancis@gmail.com  +44 7937141715

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