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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: Edward Abayateye <edharte58@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: edabayateye965@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 23:55:41 +0100
Subject: Very discreet proposal


Dear prospective partner,

I pray that this discreet proposal meets you in good health. My name is Edward Abayateye. I am a former top management executive with one of the Chinese banks in UK. But now, I am back to my country Ghana, working as a Financial Consultant. I am writing to you in respect of Mr. Bo Xilai, (former President of China). When I was working with the bank, I assisted Mr. Bo Xilai in handling most of his banking transactions. Because of my due diligence and honesty, he made me his Accounts Officer and both of us became very close.

My friend, Mr. Bo Xilai is in a difficult situation with the Chinese government and he has presented a subtle offer to me through his Lawyer which requires the help of a reliable and financially credible person. He wants me to look for a trustworthy person who could help him to retrieve the sum of $40million hidden in a private security vault for investment. More so, the retrieval must be made in such a way that it must not be linked to him or my self. The fund was lodged in the name of an existing legal entity for safe keeping. The transaction will be executed with legal documents that will make you the new beneficiary.

Your role will be:

{1} To retrieve the funds as the new beneficiary.
{2} To invest and Manage the funds.
{3} To invest the funds in a long term profit oriented venture (5-10% ROI/PA)
{4} To invest the funds in any of the following areas: Health, Real Estate, Hotel, Construction or any other area of lucrative investment interest.

If this proposal interests you, confirm by sending me your full names, permanent contact address, occupation and telephone number. This is to enable me send you an agreement binding the transaction so you can go through it and sign your signature if you agree to the terms and conditions.

If you want to know more about Mr. Bo Xilai, please visit these sites below:

http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/23/world/asia/china-bo-xilai/index.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24170726

I look forward to receiving your earliest reply.

Yours Sincerely,
Edward Abayateye
Phone number witheld for now for security reasons

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