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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "David Butcher" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dck.butcher@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 May 2016 03:27:50 -0700
Subject: We want to invest in your region, very urgent

Good morning to you,
 
We want to invest in your region!
 
First of all, I would like to apologize for sending such significant business
proposal through this means (internet). You have to agree with me that many things
have gone awful with the use of internet by some villains out there, and as a result
of such proceed, many people are very scared to accept business proposal through the
internet.
 
Meanwhile, I want to assure you that this proposal is not connected with any
deceptive intent and also clean from any encumbrances. Without delaying much of your
time, let me swiftly introduce myself to you, my name is David Butcher, a registered
lawyer here in the United Kingdom, I am contacting you in the high opinion of my
client, Mr. Albert Jack Stanley, former KBR Inc. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), who
along with my colleague Jeffrey Tesler were sentenced to 2 years in prison, this
came after three years they pleaded guilty to orchestrating over $180 million in
bribes to Nigerian top government officials, the said bribe came as a result of
their compliance to bid for $6 billion in contracts to build LNG trains on Nigeria's
Bonny Island.
 
Read more about Mr. Albert:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-kbr-bribery-idUSTRE81M1NX20120223
 
During the contracts meeting in Nigeria, Mr. Albert deposited some money in one of
the Nigerian banks, but due to his long confinement, Mr. Albert was unable to demand
for a refund, but as things stand now, Mr. Albert will not be able to present
himself before the bank to claim the funds due to his current position as an ex
convict and health related problems. Furthermore, Mr. Albert has given me the power
of attorney to look for a very reliable individual or company to receive the funds
for investment scheme under the persons watch.
 
Finally, the prospective investment fund is over $45 million, and if you are
interested, then I can guarantee you that this exercise is straight forward and has
no hindrance whatsoever attached. Upon the confirmation of your full consent to
participate, all the necessary informations shall be made available to you. In your
return mail, do enclose your telephone and fax number for further communication.
 
Thanks for your anticipated collaboration.
 
Many thanks for your co-operations.
David Butcher.
Telephone: +44 797 830 1956
Email: dck.butcher@gmail.com

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