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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: "Nurse Hodge Carmen" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mshcarc@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2015 19:25:02 +0100
Subject: Urgent attention from Nurse Hodge Carmen

My name is Nurse Hodge Carmen, a Medical Nurse working with The Operations Abroad Worldwide Ltd, Gainsborough House,109,Portland St, Manchester,M1 6DN.England.
I had a patient by name, Dr Harry Hull Underwood from Scotland an ex vice chairman of T.O.C London whose wife died in an Air Crash on there vacation to the Canary Islands, Spain Wednesday, 20 August, 2008.They were married with no child and decided not to remarry because of his old age and his illness  ( CANCER OF THE LUNGS).
Before his death last two weeks he told me about his family inheritance here in London he deposited in a security company, to use in building a health center outside Europe for the poor or any investment that will benefit the poor as his wish before the sudden incident.
 
He introduced me to his lawyer who will help in getting these fund out from the company to my partner in any part of the world.( he instructed me before his lawyer to get a partner outside UK to work with me in using the deposit for the building of a health center for the poor or any investment that will benefit the poor due to the way i took care of him when he was in the special ward).
 
I came across your contact and decided to contact you if you can handle it with me, so that i will introduce you to the lawyer for him to carry out the legal process in your names to enable the company release and transfer the fund to you, so that i will resign and fly down to meet you for us to carry out the execution of the project.
 
The dead man instructed his lawyer that i will take  (5%)  of the money, my partner will take  (10%)  of the money, we will map out another  (5%)  for expenses and use  (80%)  for the project.
The amount is   ($3.850.000)  (Three Million, Eight Hundred And Fifty Thousand American Dollars Only)
So your urgent reply is needed to enable me tell you the way forward. Here is the proof for the Air Crash for you to view and understand.
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7572643.stm
 
I believe you and i will make a perfect partnership in these noble project in bringing happiness to the less fortunate ones.
 
Thanks,
Waiting,
Nurse Hodge Carmen

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