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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: Annette Dean <anettedean00@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Annette Dean <annettedean00@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 15:56:00 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello, let me know if you can


Hi Dear

This mail is intended to explain to you all that i require you to partner me to secure funds for a partnership business soon. The funds that i need to transfer is for investment purposes as you will play the role of our family foreign partner, i do hope that you will respond accordingly.

I have the belief of your ability to render this partnership assistance to me. If however you wont be able to play this role, inform me in a reply email.
I want you to assist me secure funds, total of Seventeen million Us Dollars ($17M) and some gold of my father in my home country, to enable us venture into business with you on completion.

This funds were made and deposited by my late father in an European financial firm, as i will give you more details and clarification after i receive your candid acceptance to help me and play the role of my family foreigner partner to secure the funds.

My father then made this deposit and informed them that it will be transferred to our foreign partners country when he or his next of kin directs them and it was after his death in the downed Malaysian airline MH17 by rebels over UKRAINE on the 17th day of July  2014 , that i decided to seek your help to play the role of a reliable foreigner that will assist me to secure and transfer it  so that  i go into business with you when completed and then arrive to meet you.

Now this was the reason I contacted you:

To act in the capacity of our family foreign partner, for us to accomplish the success of this business together, Provide information's in your country to receive this funds, once i receive it in my email address i will forward it to them and will direct them to liaise with you to help me arrive your country after the transfer is completed to do business with you, after completion of my education.

Part of the total fund will be your reward for this help. I hope this mail explains all you need to know about the help you will do for us, if you have more questions please mail to me as soon as you receive this mail, for easier communication between us during this business, include in your next mail your direct phone number so that i can talk with you during this business for all details and clarification on this business. I will wait to hear from you so that we will progress.

Best regards
A. Dean

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