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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: "PABLO MATINS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gomezjn1@mail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2016 19:13:14 -0000
Subject: PARTNERSHIP/INVERSTMENT!!!

Good day friend,

It gives me a great deal of pleasure to write you this mail, even when it might come
to you as a surprise; I hope you find it of interest.I’m Mr, Juan Gomez an
Accounts Executive officer in one of the Spanish biggest bank, I am
writing to seek your partnership and assistance in the transfer of an unclaimed
deposit of a late client amount to €3,,120.000.00.

In the course of my carrying out an extensive audit of accounts under my management
in 2007, I discovered a huge fund in an account that suddenly became dormant, detail
enquiry was made as to why a very active account suddenly became dormant and it was
discovered that the depositor died on June 13, 2010. Since then, all effort to trace
any biological relative has proved abortive.

Least the fund is forfeited to the state in accordance with the Federal Finance and
Trust law. As the statuary mandatory claim period is drawing near, I decided to move
and put the fund into a lucrative investment.In my quest to get a reliable person,
who shall work with me in claiming and securing this deposit for mutual gain and
future investment, I am reaching out to you, hoping you will be interested in being
a partner because you share the same family name with our deceased client which will
facilitate the legal and approval process at the bank.

Be most assured, that I have established all legal modalities for a secured way for
a perfect transaction and it is important to let you know that for your assistance
and partnership you will get a good percentage of the fund.

Please Kindly get back to me soonest, signifying your interest via a return email
and I will be providing you with information on the amount, procedure and legality
of this claim. Include in your reply, your full names, private telephone, and fax
numbers. You can also give me a call on my private number below for further
clarification. I look forward to hearing from you and my gratitude for your
patience.

Note: For security reasons, kindly reply back to my private email
(pbmatins@mail.com)

Kind Regards,
Mr Juan Gomez.

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