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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: "Leonard Alfred" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <leonardalfreed@yahoo.pl>
Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 06:26:54 -0400
Subject: RE: PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL

Thanks for your earliest response and acceptance to cooperate with me,
 
as long as the proper understanding/cooperation is reached between us.
 
As I have earlier stated in my proposition to you, please understand that I will be presenting you as the beneficiary of this said fund ($18million) since the original depositor is no more and I cannot
directly come up to claim the fund, therefore I will set-up and administer Trusts, carry out the administration of estates and prepare and administer power of attorney and change of ownership of this fund to your names with the aid of a lawyer who is going to act on your behalf here for the signing and releasing of this fund to you.
 
We need to get this fund processed legally, released and transferred to you first from the Corporation Account to your account over there;
this is our utmost priority now because of the 60 days deadline given before the fund can be transferred to  Government Treasury for State Inheritance.
As soon as this is achieved it won’t take me 4 – 5 days to be with you over there. We will share the fund 50 – 50 as we have agreed.
 
Give me full details about you (your full names and address, your 24hour reachable phone mobile number, and your valid id).
This is important for me to formally proceed with the documentation as it will require moving the funds abroad safely and without any litigation.
 
Please let me know if you have the capacity to receive this huge amount in your bank without any snooping.
 
Yours Very Truly,
 
Mr.Leonard Alfred.
Mob: +233231469375.

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