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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: "ASAP" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rc19006@outlook.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 15:05:04 -0600
Subject: ASAP

Russell-Cooke LLP.
Russell-Cooke LLP.
8 BEDFORD ROW, LONDON, WC1R 4BX, ENGLAND.
Telephone:
 
Sequel to the arrest and subsequent interrogation of our client -Mrs Deziani Alison Madueke,Nigerian former petroleum minister by the London metropolitan police,the following situation has arisen:
1:Our client has instructed that her funds totaling GBP450,000,000.00 (four hundred and fifty million British Pounds Sterling) only and presently deposited in a finance and security company in central London should be moved out of the United Kingdom to a safe destination abroad in tranches of GBP15,000,000.00 (fifteen million British Pounds Sterling) only.
2:The funds should only be moved using  diplomatic baggage handlers to avoid any form of trace or checks by security operatives while the fund is  couriered en-route its destination.
3:You are mandated to receive and take custody of the fund outside the banking system in your country .
4:As a compensation for your efforts,you will receive ten percent of the amount delivered to you .When things eventually normalize,you will also be required to manage the funds in your country on behalf of our client in the best investment options available to you.
5:Please get back to me now if you are capable and willing to take up this responsibility,otherwise,please delete and do not distribute.Our mandate is urgent and we do not have time to waste as every hour counts.
 
Thank you for your time.
Yours truly,
Russell Cooke, Esq.
 
(Principal Partner & Head of Chambers)
 
Associates:
James Sinclair Taylor,. Mary Cheves,Alison Regan,Keiran Bowe, Richard Frimston,Rita Bhargava.
 

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