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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "TIMFOSTER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <TIMFOSTER2@GMX.COM>
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 22:31:31 +0100
Subject: RE URGENT

Dear Sir,
I have emailed sooner, without a response.
I need your cooperation in a confidential matter about (bottom) of a
pension beneficiary of the deposit account. This requires a private arrangement.
My name is Tim Foster and I am the lawyer of the deceased, until his
death in 2000, the court has authorized me to appoint a
heir to his property. You will receive these funds under legal claims; all legal documents
be carefully crafted to ensure a free transfer
risk of 100%. 50%
would be the sum total of his own party at the end of this business.
I have all the details. The funds in question are quite large
(? 7.3Million pounds) .I expect a straight answer from you. If you
are willing
to cooperate with me, please provide me with your personal phone
or cellular telephone and fax number, address and company name.
Please get back to me through my private e-mail:
timfoster001@outlook.com
Thanks as I wait to hear from you.
Tim Foster (Q.C)
Foster Chambers Cool

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