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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: Paul Egoma <accessatmcarddept@gmail.com>
Reply-To: paulego111@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2015 10:19:38 -0700
Subject: From.Paul Egoma

*Dear Good Friend,

First I must solicit your confidence in this transaction; this is by
virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and secret. Though, I
know that a transaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and
even worried. But I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the
day. I have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.
Let me start by introducing myself properly to you. I am Mr. Paul Egoma,
chief credit/ Account Officer of FIDELITY BANK Plc, Lagos Nigeria. I
contact you with believe that you are reliably, discreetness and have
ability to handle this confidential transaction, which involves
transferring of unclaimed fund to a foreign account requiring maximum
confidence. THE PROPOSITION A French citizen, late engr. Muller Jean Maria,
an oil merchant and construction engineer with the Nigeria National
petroleum corporation NNPC), until his death Twelve years ago in china air
bust (A310-300) flight Kg 30, Deposited with us at FIDELITY BANK PLC in
Lagos, US$20.5M, (Twenty Million, Five Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars Only), The Bank now expects a next of kin as beneficiary. Serious
efforts are being made by FIDELITY BANK PLC to get in touch with any of
Maria's family or relatives but to no avail.There is a perceived
possibility of not being able to locate any of late Engr.Muller Jean Maria
next of kin (he had no wife or children known to us.) The management under
the influence of our chairman and members of the Board of Directors has
made arrangement for the fund to be declared "Unclaimed" and subsequently
transfer into their personal account. ln order to avert this negative
development, I now seek your permission to have you stand as next of kin to
Late Muller Jean Maria, so that the fund US$20.5Million will be released
and paid to your account as beneficiary or next of kin. All documents and
proofs to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out. We have
secured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of the deceased
beneficiaries. I have agreed to share the fund this way 50% for you, 50%
for me. I am are assuring you that this business is 100% risk free, and
need only maturity from all the parties involved. As soon as I receive
acknowledgment of your acceptance of this our mutual business proposal, we
will proceed into action. If this proposal is acceptable by you, do take
advantage of the trust we have bestowed on you, get in touch with me
immediately. Best Regards, Paul Egoma.*

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