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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: "Morris Thompson" <ferwealmanfernan@libero.it>
Reply-To: morris_thompspon1@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 19:39:43 -0000
Subject: Greetings to you


Dear Friend,

Greetings to you, I know that this message might meet you in utmost
surprise as both of us never know or see each other before, however its
just my urgent need of a foreign partner that made me to contact you for
an urgent business transaction. I saw your email address while browsing
through our D.T.C Screen in my office so I decided to use this very chance
to contact you.

I am a banker by profession currently holding the Post of Director
Auditing and Accounting Unit of a bank. I have the opportunity of
transferring the left over funds of ($5 Million USD) Five Million United
States Dollars belonging to one of my bank clients from your country who
died along with his entire family in an auto crash on 21st July 2010.

This funds if not claim by any next of kin to the deceased client before
the end of the first quoter of 2015 will be confiscate by the Government.

On this ground I am inviting you to stand as the next of kin to the
account owner and have the funds release to your designated account in
your country where the money can be shared between both us in the ratio of
60/40, what am trying to say is this, 60% for me as the founder of the
business while 40% will be offer to you.

Upon your acceptance on this proposal, further details of the transaction
will be made known to you to you as soon as I receive your return mail.
You should contact me through my private email address
(morris_thompson1@yahoo.com) as soon as you receive this letter with your
full contact details for the transfer to commence.

1. Your Full Name
2.The Name of Your Bank
3.The Bank A/c. No.
4.Your A/c Beneficiary's Name
5.Your Bank swift code or Iban code

Kind Regards,

Mr Morris Thompson

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