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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: "Mr. Francis Mohale Bonang" <ibrahim.bbkr@gmail.com>
Reply-To: safrancis.m.bonang@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 17:59:30 -0600
Subject: Greetings

Compliment of the season,

My names are Francis Dematore I am Soliciting On-Behalf of Late
Father, German Susanne of my bank, who holds a Government Position in
his Country and wishes to invest some funds of worth One Hundred and
Fifty Million in your country.

I came across your data via a private search after inheriting a 12.6%
stake in Automaker BMW from her Late Father, German Susanne has gone
on to become a seriously savvy businesswoman Worth $20.6 billion, the
trained economist transformed chemical corporation Altana into a
global pharmaceutical giant, wind power company Nordex and soil
company Geohumus. I want to know if you have the ability, workforce
and strength to help my client invest in the following sector Global
Pharmaceutical Giant, wind power company Nordex, soil company and
inherited from his late father. What you will be required to do;

[1] Provide a bank account where the funds will be transfer via Bank
to Bank Transfer.

[2] Invest and Manage the Funds Profitably on Her Behalf for a minimum
Of 6 years pending when she will be out of office in 2017.

[3] 35% of the total fund will be for your assistance, while the
balance of 65% will be for the investment.

My Client is willing to negotiate Management Sharing Percentage after
the confirmation of the funds in your account. I shall expect to hear
from you urgently as this is of High Priority.

I shall make available to you all necessary documentations, directives
and possibly arrange a meeting prior to the commencement of the
Transaction at the bank where the funds is deposited.

Due to my client’s reputation and the source of funds, we will
appreciate if you treat this matter as top confidential. Please get
back to me urgently on receipt of this message, I can be reached via
legaldepartment@francisdematore.com

Yours faithfully,

Francis Dematore

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