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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Andrew Damport" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ad161279@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 05:01:09 +0200
Subject: THANKS IN ANTICIPATION

Dear friend,

I am Mr.Andrew Damport, Personal Account officer to late Mr

 

Robert Peterson a foreign expert who used to work with an Oil

 

Company, On the 4th of November 2008, my client was involved in

 

a car accident along Lekki-Epe Expressway Lagos Nigeria .

 

Unfortunately, lost his live in the mishap. Since then I made

 

several effort to locate any of my client’s relatives, which has

 

been unsuccessful. After several unsuccessful attempts in

 

locating them, I decided to contact you for assistance in

 

repatriating the money left behind by my client in a Bank

      

Fortunately, the Finance House (BANK) where the money US$17

 

Million (seventeen Million United States Dollars only) was

 

deposited knows me as his personal accountant  and has asked me

 

to come up with someone to claim the fund (NEXT OF KIN) and 

 

seven working days  was given me to do so else the fund will be

 

confiscated by the Authority this I am trying to avoid as it

 

will  be of no good allowing the management to take over the

 

fund and since I have been unsuccessful in locating any of his

 

relatives and the deadline is fast running , I want to  seek

 

your permission that you enable me present you as the next of

 

kin to the deceased so that the fund  will be released to you by

 

the Bank.

Upon receipt of the fund, I will come over to your country to

 

meet with you for the disbursement in this order 40% will go for

 

you and 60% for me. The good news about the clam is that I have

 

in my custody all the necessary legal documents to backup the

 

claim. All I need from you is nothing other than honesty/ co-

 

operation that will enable us conclude this deal without delay

 

and I guarantee that this deal will be executed under a

 

legitimate arrangement that will protect us from any breach of

 

the law.

 

Andrew

 

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