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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: rabiu anoruo <rabiuanoruo@mynet.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2015 18:01:45 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Hello


 Hello,

I am Mr. Rabiu Anoruo., from Burkina Faso in West African region.
I work with the bank of Africa here in the nation. I am writing you from my office that which will be of an immense benefit to both of us.
In my department, being the account manager I discovered an abandoned sum of $18 million USA Dollars (Eighteen million Us Dollars) in an account that belongs to one of the bank late foreign customers, a German citizen who unfortunately lost his life in a plane crash.
personally have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for many years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin /beneficiary to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at 18 Million Dollars can be done and paid to you for both of us.

I will furnish you with more and you can contact me through this my private E-mail address (rabiuanoruo737@yahoo.com.au).

Endeavour to let me know your decision rather than to keep me waiting
or exposing me.

Regards,
Mr. Rabiu Anoruo.

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