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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. Gordon Hills" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <g.gordon89@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2015 11:02:47 -0600
Subject: I seek your services in a private and confidential matter.

I sincerely apologized if my message does not suit your current status, my name is Mr. Gordon Hills from London and I am a South African - British Citizen, happily married with two kids.
 
I'm contacting you now because I have huge interest for investment in your country as well as seek your services in a private and confidential matter. I am a lawyer and personal attorney to Late Simon Davis, A British Army officer who was killed on a United Nations peace keeping mission in Kabul city - Afghanistan. My client died as a divorcee without any children thereby having NO one as next of kin.
 
 
The United Nations Organization and International Monetary Fund’s (UNO & IMF) compensation payment head office in London had contacted me and urge me to provide a partner to my client who will stand to claim his compensation funds. The compensation fund valued at US$5,000.000.00 (Five Million United States Dollars Only) is due to be released to whoever I am going to present as a partner to my client hence I'm contacting you today.
 
 
Therefore I write to seek your indulgence and assistance in transferring this fund to your country through legal means as UNO & IMF certified compensation payment for onward Investment into any segment of your country`s economy. I am proposing to make this transfer to a designated bank account of your choice in your country for investment purpose without any risk involved.
 
Note this transaction is for our mutual benefits and for the future of our different families, therefore at the conclusion of this transaction, I promise to give you 35% of the total amount for your honest assistance in claiming the fund while 65% will be for me and my family which I will entrust under your care for the first three years initial duration of investment.
 
Kindly get back to me with your full names and your mobile telephone numbers and let me know immediately if you can handle this job. 
 
 
Also do advise me on which areas of investment you want us to channel the funds in your country. For more information you can contact me immediately.
 
 
Thank you for your understanding,
 
 
From Mr. Gordon Hills.,
Attorney @Law.

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