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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: "MR PHIL HARRISON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrphilharrison1@qq.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 03:41:34 -0800
Subject: Please get back to me urgently on receipt of this message.

MR PHIL HARRISON
D L A PIPER 3 Noble Street
LONDON UNITED KINGDOM
EMAIL: mrphilharrison1@qq.com
TEL: +44 161 8841210
FAX: +44 161 8841273

Good Day,

My name is MR PHIL HARRISON. I am Soliciting On-Behalf of a private
Client, who holds a Government Position in his Country and wishes to
invest some funds US$51Million in your country. I came across your
data via a private search. I want to know if you have the ability,
workforce and strength to help my client invest in the following
sector real estate, hotel management/tourism, stock management and
commercial agriculture in your country and get rewarded financially
without affecting your convenience.

What You Will Be required to do;
[1] Provide a bank account where the funds will be transfer via Bank
to Bank Transfer.

[2] Invest and Manage the Funds Profitably on His Behalf for a minimum
of 6 years pending when he will be out of office in 2019.

[3] 20% of the total fund will be for your assistance, while the
balance of 80% will be for the investment

My Client is willing to negotiate Management Sharing Percentage after
the confirmation of the funds in your account. I shall expect to hear
from you urgently as this is of high Priority. I shall make available
to you all necessary documentations, directives and possibly arrange a
meeting prior to the commencement of the transaction at the bank where
the funds is deposited. Please fill the below form and send to me when
replying.

Full Name:
Full Address:
Telephone Number:
Mobile Number:
Age:
Occupation:
Your Email:
Country of Origin:
Sex:

Due to my client’s reputation and the source of funds, we will
appreciate if you treat this matter as top confidential. Please get
back to me urgently on receipt of this message, I can be reached via
the below number and email.

Yours faithfully,
MR PHIL HARRISON

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