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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: favouredfinance loans <favouredfinanceloans@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 04:27:33 +0800
Subject: PROCEEDURE

Brian Timothy.
1/4, Parade Monarch Way
Ilford IG2 7HT,
United Kingdom.

Our Ref: GH/MG/P01/6834/01/014.

Dear Friend

I would like to solicit for your cooperation in a deal that involves
the transfer of US $12.6 million to your account for investment
projects in your country.

Introduction: My name is Brian Timothy, a lawyer by profession. I am
the personal attorney to Mr. Mikie Gould, a national of Portugal, who
worked with Nautical Petroleum Plc in UK, hereinafter shall be
referred to as my client.

On the 21st of April 2009, my client, his wife and their only daughter
were involved in a car accident along the M4 Western Motorway. All
occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I
have made several efforts to find any of his relatives but has been
unsuccessful.

Business Proposal: Before his death, he deposited US $12.6 million in
a Financial Firm (name withheld). After these several unsuccessful
efforts, I decided to contact you because the Financial Firm has
issued me a notice to present his Next of Kin within the next 30
official working days or have the funds declared unserviceable and
returned to the treasury as unclaimed in accordance with existing
law/policy here in the UK. Since I have been unsuccessful in finding
his relatives for over 4 years now, I am actually asking for your
consent to present you to the Financial Firm as the Next of Kin and
business partner to late Mikie Gould, so that the funds will be paid
to you and then you and I can share the money.

I shall provide all the legal documents if required to back up your
claim as Next of Kin to late Mikie. All I require from you is your
honest co-operation to enable us achieve this transaction. This
proposition is entirely risk free and I will use my position as
attorney to late Mikie to help you procure all the required legal
papers which will give you full legal protection anywhere in the
world.

Note: You may not be anyway related to my late client but I assure you
that all would be put in place in accordance with the Law to legally
present you as the Next of Kin to late Mikie and true beneficiary of
the funds so that the money will be paid to us. I am considering this
arrangement because I don't want the funds to be returned as
unclaimed. I have decided to give 10% of the funds to charity, while
the remaining will be shared equally between us.

If you are interested in this proposal, could you get back to me via
e-mail braintimothy83@gmail.com or telephone 447511674883 to enable us
discuss in a more vivid manner to the best of your understanding.
Should you have any question, you can call me for further discussion?

Conclusion: The intended transaction will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement. However, if this business proposition offends
your moral ethics, do accept my sincere apology.

Thanks. I await your positive response soon.

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