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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: Mr Paul Harry <paulhry@voila.fr>
Reply-To: Mr Paul Harry <paulhry1@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 05:04:54 +0900 (JST)
Subject: I await your Response urgently


Dear Friend,
Good day and how are you, I hope fine? Firstly, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction; this is by virtue of its nature as being utterly  CONFIDENTIAL and TOP SECRET.  Though I know that a business of this magnitude will make anyone frightened, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day if you can cooperate with me. Yes have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this business.
Let me start by introducing myself properly to you,I am MR.HARRY PAUL, a bank director, I work with one of the largest bank in my country and I engaged the position as the group head of   research/commodities in our bank, I also take charge of all commodities and the key institutional clients (Banks, Asset managers, Hedge funds) on investment strategies.I came to know of you in my private search for a reliable and reputable personality to handle this secret business deal which involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign bank account.
In fact, the owner of the implicated funds is a foreigner, who banked with us, and he had a balance of ($ 4,500.000.00) four million five hundred thousand US dollars but died along-side with his entire family on Air Algeria flight that crashed in Northern Mali West Africa on the 24th July 2014, killing all 116 people on board, you may get more details with the link below:
CNN 2014/07/24/world/africa/air-algerie-flight
Truly,fervent valuable efforts are being made by the Bank management to get in touch with any of the late customers relatives but all effort proved to no avail.
As a result, I’m writing this letter to seek for your permission to have you stand as the NEXT OF KIN to our late customer to enable the Implicated bank to released this ($ 4,500.000.00) four million five hundred thousand US dollars and pay into your bank account as the recipient.
Meanwhile, all documents and proofs to enable you get this funds ($ 4,500.000.00) four million five hundred thousand US dollars will be carefully make available when necessary without any hitch and besides, I’m are assuring you of a 100% risk free in this business and your share stays while the rest of the money will be for me and my family for investment purposes possibly in your country.
As a matter of fact, I have agreed that, the funds ($ 4,500.000.00) four million five hundred thousand US dollars will be shared thus, after it has been successfully transferred into your bank account.
1. 40% of the money will go to you for acting as the recipient of the funds.
2. 10% will be set aside for reimbursement to both parties for any minor expenses that may be incurred in the course of the transaction.
3. 50% will be for me as the originator of the transaction.
Finally, if this business proposal is satisfactory by you and you sincerely promise not to take unjustifiable advantage of the trust i hoped to bestow on you and your company, then kindly update me immediately via my Direct phone number below with your telephone, fax number and reliable bank information, an empty bank account is good enough or you can quickly open a new bank account for this business purpose because I’m sure that this ($ 4,500.000.00) four million five hundred thousand US dollars can be release/transfer to your bank account within 7 days if you agree with me. 
If possible then you can make urgent arrangement to visit me here in my country and I will present you official to the decision-making of the bank as the rightful recipient of this money US$4,500.000.00.
Thanks and I await your Response urgently 
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Harry  Paul
Phone+22667573001

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