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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: lawrence philip <lawrencephilip79@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2014 13:59:05 +0200
Subject: Good Day,

Good Day,

Please kindly accept my apology for sending you this email without your
consent. I believe you are a highly respected personality, considering the
fact that I sourced your email from the peoples search database on the web
during my discrete search for a foreign partner who can assist me in taking
this business to it
success.Though, I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events.
I have a proposal for you.This however is not mandatory nor will I in any
manner compel you to honor against your will, but I hope you will read on
and consider the value I offer.

My name is Mr lawrence philip from Togo. It's Just my urgent need for a
foreign partner that led to my contacting you about this transaction. I am
a banker by profession and currently holding the post of a chief auditor in
our Bank.I have the opportunity of transferring an unclaimed funds
US$17,000,000.00 Seventen Million Dollars) belonging to one of our customer
who died in an accident,having no one coming up to claim his funds and if
left unclaimed will be transferred to the government treasury by the bank.

Hence, I am inviting you for a business deal where we can facilitate the
transfer of this fund and I promising 40% for you as your percentage once
the fund transferred to your bank account.If you agree to my business
proposal, then further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as
soon as I receive your mail.

Please I advice you to kindly contact me at my private email : Best regards,
Mr lawrence philip.

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