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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: "JOSEF KONNAN-BANNI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <josefkonnan_banni2@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2015 13:18:23 +0100
Subject: PROJECT REQUEST

My Dear Friend,

This message might meet you in utmost surprise, however,it's just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction. I am a banker by profession and currently holding the post of a Head of Department. I have the opportunity of transferring the left over funds of Ten million, Five hundred thousand united state dollars ($10.5 million Dollars) belonging to one of my bank's clients, Christian Eich who died along with his entire family on 31 July 2000 in a plane crash.
You can confirm the genuineness of the deceased death by clicking on the web site below.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

With the modalities I have worked out to makes it possible for you to act as the next of kin to my late customer if you agree, we will not have any trouble transferring the sum to your desired bank account.

This transfer is 100% risk free having done all the underground works locally for the smooth transfer of the fund into your bank account within the shortest period. I advised that you should keep this transaction a top secret and rest all correspondence to e-mail or phone only, because I am occupying a sensitive position in my bank and this is once in a lifetime opportunity.Finally I want you to assure me that you will work on my instruction and my own share of the money will be safe. You will be rewarded with (40%) of the total sum for your honest assistance and co-operation, (60%) remain for me. kindly send to me get back to me if you are willing to partner with me.

I wait to hear from.

THANKS
JOSEF KONNAN-BANNI
josefkonnan_banni@outlook.com

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