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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: Song Chen <admin@AHKUBAN.RU>
Reply-To: <song7chen@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2015 04:29:11 -0400
Subject: Message for you

I am Song Chen. I am the Head of Operations at Dah Sing Bank,Hong Kong. I do not know if we can work together in transferring US$12.8 million from my bank to your bank account. Finally if you are interested I shall provide you with more details. Please contact me with this Email:song7chen@gmail.com

Ïðåäóïðåæäåíèå: Íàïðàâëåíèå íàñòîÿùåãî ñîîáùåíèÿ, ëþáîé îáìåí ïðèëîæåííûìè ïðîåêòàìè èëè óñëîâèÿìè äîãîâîðîâ, à òàêæå ëþáàÿ ïåðåïèñêà ïî ïîâîäó äîãîâîðîâ îñóùåñòâëÿåòñÿ èñêëþ÷èòåëüíî äëÿ öåëåé ïðåäâàðèòåëüíîãî îáñóæäåíèÿ ïðîåêòîâ äîãîâîðîâ è íå ÿâëÿåòñÿ îôåðòîé, ïðèãëàøåíèåì äåëàòü îôåðòû, ïðèíÿòèåì îôåðòû, çàêëþ÷åíèåì ïðåäâàðèòåëüíîãî äîãîâîðà èëè äîãîâîðà â ïîðÿäêå ï.2 ñò. 434 ÃÊ ÐÔ è ëþáîãî äðóãîãî ïðèìåíèìîãî çàêîíîäàòåëüñòâà. Ëèøü ïîñëå äîñòèæåíèÿ ñîãëàøåíèÿ ïî âñåì ñóùåñòâåííûì óñëîâèÿì, þðèäè÷åñêè îáÿçûâàþùèé äîãîâîð áóäåò çàêëþ÷åí òîëüêî ïóòåì ñîñòàâëåíèÿ îäíîãî äîêóìåíòà, äîëæíûì îáðàçîì ïîäïèñàííîãî îáåèìè ñòîðîíàìè. Óâåäîìëÿåì Âàñ î òîì, ÷òî ìû ñîõðàíÿåì çà ñîáîé ïðàâî ïî ñâîåìó ïîëíîìó óñìîòðåíèþ â îäíîñòîðîííåì ïîðÿäêå ïðåêðàòèòü ïåðåãîâîðû â îòíîøåíèè ëþáîãî ïðîåêòà äîãîâîðà/ñäåëêè, êàê â ñâÿçè ñ óòðàòîé èíòåðåñà ñ íàøåé ñòîðîíû, òàê è ïî ëþáîé èíîé ïðè÷èíå, áåç êàêîé-ëèáî îáÿçàííîñòè ñ íàøåé ñòîðîíû èíôîðìèðîâàòü äðóãóþ ñòîðîíó î òàêèõ ïðè÷èíàõ. Äàííîå ýëåêòðîííîå ñîîáùåíèå ÿâëÿåòñÿ êîíôèäåíöèàëüíûì è ìîæåò ñîäåðæàòü èíôîðìàöèþ, íå ïîäëåæàùóþ ðàçãëàøåíèþ òðåòüèì ëèöàì. Disclaimer: Dispatch of the present message, any exchange of enclosed draft contracts or their terms and conditions, and any other correspondence regarding the contracts are done solely for the purpose of preliminary discussion of the terms and conditions of the said draft contracts and do not constitute an offer, invitation to make an offer, acceptance of an offer, or entry into a preliminary contract or contract pursuant to the sec. 2 of art. 434 of the RF Civil Code or any other potentially applicable law. Only after an agreement has been reached on all essential terms and a single written instrument has been duly signed by both parties will a legally binding contract come into being. Please be informed that we reserve the right to terminate negotiations relating to any draft contract in complete our discretion whether due to loss of interest on our part or for any other reason, without any obligation on our part to inform you of such reasons. The present message is confidential and may contain information which may not be disclosed to third parties.

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