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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: philip Owen <philipowen8@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 13:41:21 +0000
Subject: EMAIL




Greeting you dear,
Please do not put this as an unsolicited e-mail, I've contacted you before you do so much research, I know that you are a special person, and has decided to issue this personal confidential counseling. I must express my unreserved recommendation, I want to tell you that I have contacted, because currently stored in our vault gold / precious metals 500 kilograms of business for you. I hope you can try to understand me, but also put yourself in my position for the company's treasury manager custody, many have taken place, and I know a lot of problems for the endure 17 years, this company, I have nothing to letters. So, I've missed a lot of opportunities, do not want to see more go. I have contacted you because you can help me do that, you know in today's world market, gold 500 kg / precious metals is not a small money, your last name is what attracted me to contact you, I just need to know If I believe that the entire gold / precious metal, your sales and our share will be. Bullion deposits in question died three years ago, my company is not aware of it, he was a foreigner, with the same surname with you, I have had some of his documents and I together, I request you will become his relatives / partners, so that we can deal with the release to you, this will only be the two of us known, because you need to keep it absolutely secret. I assure you 100% success, but you do not need, unless you consider it necessary to come here, I can get a lawyer to represent you in any transaction of the company, as an insider, I will inform you all do get this work, I will stand to prove that you are his relatives, because I was the oldest serving officers in the company. I hope you will carefully check and call me, I am willing to release a certificate of deposit to you for you to go through, I would beg you, I have done the deal, we need urgent action to ensure that this transaction. I will wait to hear from you. Thank you, Philip Owen

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