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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: "Samuel" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sa_ad764@yahoo.com.tw>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2015 00:55:56 -0000
Subject: RE: REPLY URGENT?..

Greetings to you Friend, it's just for my urgent need for a foreign
business partner that made me contact you in this manner, i am a banker by
profession currently holding the post of Auditor General here in our Bank,
I am 52 years old and Married with 3 lovely kids, It may Interest you to
hear that I am a man of peace.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us, as
the Auditor General, it is my duty to send in a Financial report to my
head Office at the end of each business year. On the course of year 2013
business report, I discover a deposit in our auditing course and also have
the opportunity of transferring a left over funds ($ 7,500,000.00 USD)
Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars belonging to a
deceased client who died over here.

Since he died, the bank have made every effort to locate any of his family
members but to no avail, I decided to place this fund on what we call
SUSPENSE/ESCROW ACCOUNT without any Beneficiary. As an Officer of the Bank
I cannot be directly connected to this money, so this informed my
contacting you for us to work so that you can assist me to receive this
money into your bank account as the next of kin to the account.

I am inviting you for a business deal where this money '$ 7.5 million' can
be shared between us in the ratio 60/40, Note there are practically no
risk involved now and in future. It will be bank to bank transfer, all I
need from you is your honesty and as my foreign trustful beneficiary for
you to equally not sidetrack me because the money will be transferred to
you in your country abroad.

If you agree to my business proposal, kindly send me your direct mobile
phone number with your feedback or question if any. i will reply you with
more convincing/full details.

Best Regards,
Samuel Adjei

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