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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: Aineas Tsarai <aineastsarai04@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: Aineas Tsarai <aineastsarai@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 19:23:10 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Hi


 Hi,
Please pardon me for contacting you through this medium I am compelled to do so for some reason, I am an account officer by status.
One of my client who had certain sum deposited with my bank but had died some years back made me to contact you for certain reason.
This particular customer has been dead for six years and nobody has access none requested an inquiry to her account.
Our terms of services states that if an account remain inactive for more than 7 years, the customer will forfeit all rights to such account and the access code will be changed and diverted.
This particular customer has the sum of ten million America Dollars in his account.My aim of contacting you is to use you as the diseased next of kin and I will provide you other details you may need.
Please confirm your interest if you can help outI will guide you on what to do and for your efforts, you will be entitled to 40% of the fund.
The balance 60% is for me and two other clerks in my office.
I would like to emphasize that by your honesty confidentiality and acceptance, I’ll be willing to provide you further details, such as my bank registration numbers, website, postal Address, contacts and etc for verifications.
My purpose may be simple, e.g., shift these funds elsewhere so that each person may benefit.
Yours cooperation will be highly respected, yes, I solicit your cooperation please reply.

Ats
Rgs

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