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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. David Morris" <david_morris_at44@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <info.at133@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 18:19:37 +0000
Subject: Attn: My Dear Good Friend.!!!


Greetings,
I know that this letter might surprise you because, we have not meet neither in person nor by correspondence. But I believe it is one day that you get to know somebody either in physical or through correspondence, I found it interesting, and decided to contact you for a business transaction.
I will be glad if we can do business together. This opportunity will be of great benefit for us. I have a secret transaction deal in the amount of £230,000.000.00-{Two Hundred & Thirty Million British Pounds Sterling} to be transferred to any safe account with your honest assistance. I have solid connections for the proceeds to be paid to your account without any hazard/eyebrows and then both of us can share equal percentage; meaning-50% for me and 50% to you. I am really serious, can I trust you on this subject matter?
This is reason why am contacting you in this venture is because I need to invest the fund in any of the following sectors: oil/Gas, banking, real estate, stock speculation and mining, transportation, health sector and tobacco, Communication Services, Agriculture Forestry & Fishing, thus any sector,
If you are willing & honest; please send me the following information for issuance of funds approvals. And also give me your word of confidence that we will work as one team and I will get in return what belongs to me after successful transmission to your custody:
I will secure all Documentations that will back up the fund in your name and also as an insider, all the documents that the bank may require as proof from you, will be arranged from here which will be sent to you ASAP!
So, Please if you are interested, kindly get back to me as quickly as possible to enable me make all the necessary arrangement towards how to present you to the bank as "truly next of kin" to the late man Mr. john Paul Getty,This money was secretly deposited and placed for an Investment before the late holder died and none of his families or relatives knows about this money, We have to make this our point of duty because if the money stays any more further it will Automatically move to the Bank Vault {Central Bank of London United Kingdom} as "UNCLAIMED FUND". It does not matter if you are from London or not.
If you can be trusted and capable to handle this business with me in full confidence & Trust,Add more Information about yourself for documentation preparation ETC,
Full names: / Private phone numbers: / Office/residential address:Occupation: / Age and Sex: / Your Passport / Swift Code Number / Bank Name: Bank Address:Account No: Account Holder's Name:
Best Regards,
Mr.David Morris.

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