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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.Robert Amoah" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <robertamoah45@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 13 May 2016 23:26:51 -0700
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE NEEDED.

Attn: Sir/Madam,

I write you this mail in anticipation that you will deem it strictly confidential for you personally. I am Mr.Timothy Utari, an Internal Auditor attached with Bank Central Asia ( Indonesia) BCA.

During my routine financial inspection, I discovered a dormant fund amounting to $35.5 Million USD [Thirty-Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars]. On further investigation; I also discovered that this fund was mapped out as a contract payment to one of our foreign deceased customers, a billionaire Business Mogul Late Mr. Moises Saba Masri, a Jew from Mexico who was a victim of a helicopter crash since the year 2010, resulting to his death and his family members. You can read more about

the tragic news on the website-link below.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3832556,00.html

Against this back drop, my department has been waiting for any of the relatives to come forth for the claim but nobody has done that SINCE 2010. I personally have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives. Now I am searching for a capable and trust worthy Foreigner partner to receive this fund as the beneficiary / Next of Kin to

late Mr. Moises Saba Masri. I have worked out the technical modalities so that this fund can be claimed from Bank Central Asia ( Indonesia) BCA, without any hitch into your nominated account in your country, for sharing or partnership business investment. All I require is your honest co-operation and I guarantee you that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement and without any government involvement.

However, I would want to believe that you are honest enough and will not raise any misgiving attitude in any aspect of the transaction, more importantly, that you will keep this transaction very confidential, so as not to tarnish the confidence reposed on me for my long active public service. For your good cooperation and support in this venture, I will unanimously offer you 30% of the total sum, while 10% will be set aside to reimburse any expenses that might be incurred in the course of this transaction. If this proposal is of interest to you, kindly indicate or notify me through the above email, by providing the following information below:

1. Your Full name
2. Age
3. Private Mobile or Telephone number,
4. Occupation and Position held in your company.

Please upon your response to this message and indicating your interest, I will furnish you with more information on this business transaction ASAP.

Kind Regards,
Mr. Timothy Utari.

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