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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: "dr.jmpatrich@gmail.com" <t.nepolian@futuresupplychains.com>
Reply-To: "dr.jmpatrich@gmail.com" <dr.jmpatrich@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 11:27:55 +0530
Subject: Seeking Partnership reply to me on (dr.jmpatrich@gmail.com)


Hello,
Good day!
I apologize if my message do not suit your current status, my name is Dr. J.M Patrich, And I am a Citizen of Germany, happily married with two kids. I contacted you because I have interest of investing in your country in Real Estate business (ie: Hotel, Lands and Tourism) and as well as seeking for your services in a private and confidential matter because of the rapid growth in your country economy.
I am a Chartered Accountant and Chief Auditor here in our bank. On my routine inspection, I discovered a dormant domiciliary account with a balance of $5,000,000.00 USD {Five Million United Dollars Only}.
I write to seek your indulgence and assistance in transferring this fund to your country through legal means as repatriation of fund for Investment. I am proposing to make this transfer to a designated bank account of your choice in your country for investment. At the conclusion of this transaction, I promise to give 30% of the total amount to you, 70% will be for me and my colleagues who will help make this business a success as I awaits your go ahead mail to proceed further.

Let me know if you can handle it.
Email: dr.jmpatrich@gmail.com

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