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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: John Robert <jrob20013@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2015 22:37:04 +0430
Subject: Please i am waiting for your response


Dear,

Good day,I know you would be very surprised to read from someone relatively
unknown to you before.I must first apologize for sending you this
unsolicited message.Though I have not considered this medium to be the best
manner to have approached you on this issue being that the internet has
been greatly abused over the recent years and is very unsecure for
information of vital nature like this.I have decided to take the chance
seeing that no other means could have been faster and more efficient for
now.

Please take your time to read and understand it all,I will start by
introducing myself properly to you;I am Mr.John Robert, a citizen of the
Republic of Togo.I am a lawyer by profession.

I am making this contact onbehalf a client of mine,one Mrs.Grace Khoury,a
widow of late Mr.Abou Hamieh Khoury,a Lebanese business merchant who was
based here in Lome-Togo Republic,he was one of the victims of the plane
crash of 25th December 2003 here.She has been recently diagnosed of Cancer
of the Pelvics.

She told me that there is this fund (US$6.000,000.00) which her husband
deposited with a bank here in Lome,which she is the next of kin/beneficiary.

Considering her health conditions and the fact that her only daughter is
under age,she is looking for a credible foreigner to whom she will pass the
right of ownership,who will also take her daughter out of here and take
good care of the little girl's future ensuring a sound education for her.

She said this is on the condition that you will take 10% of the fund for
yourself,and 50% for her daughter while you will use the remaining for the
less previleged people in the society,in fulfilment of the request of her
late husband: THAT A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF THE FUNDS BE USED TO CARTER FOR
THE LESS PRIVILEDGED.

If this condition is acceptable to you,You should contact me immediately
with your full names and contact informations so that I will put you in
contact with this woman directly for any further informations.

Sincerely,
John C. Robert Esq.
Robert Chambers.
Nb/­ Please reply me directly via my email
address:lordandrobert2015@hotmail.com

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