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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: "Mr. Andrew Oliver" <mrandrewoliver53@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrandrew.oliver@hotmail.fr
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2016 09:03:31 +0000
Subject: Re: GOOD MORNING.

FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT,
AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS UNIT,
CASSA SECURITY COMPANY,
B.P 359, LOME,
REPUBLIC OF TOGO.


DEAR FRIEND,


HOW ARE YOU TODAY, TOGEHER WITH YOUR FAMILY? I HOPE ALL IS WELL.
PLEASE WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, MY NAME IS MR. ANDREW OLIVER, THE
DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS UNIT, FOREIGN REMITTANCE
DEPT, CASSA FINANCE FIRM IN THE REPUBLIC OF LOME - TOGO, WEST AFRICA.


PLEASE, THERE IS SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT I WILL LIKE US TO WORK ON,
FOR GOOD OF OUR FAMILIES. HOWEVER, DURING AN AUDITING AND
INVESTIGATIONS IN OUR BANK, MY DEPARTMENT CAME ACROSS A HUGE SUM OF
MONEY, FOURTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$14,000,000)
BELONGING TO AN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSMAN LATE MR. RAYMOND
BECK, WHO DIED IN AN UNFORTUNATE AIR DISASTER, ALONGSIDE WITH HIS NEXT
OF KIN AND NO ONE HAS EVEN COME FOR CLAIM FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS NOW.


SO, I WANT US TO WORK TOGETHER IN THIS CASE SO THAT THE MONEY WILL BE
RELEASED TO YOU AS THE NEW BENEFICIARY. I WILL BACK YOU UP WITH THE
DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION SINCE YOU ARE TO STAND AS OUR LATE CLIENT
FAMILY MEMBER, AND I WILL GUIDE, DIRECT AND BACK YOU UP WITH ALL THE
NECESSARY INFORMATION THE BANK WILL NEED FOR URGENT APPROVAL YOUR
CLAIM APPLICATION IMMEDIATELY IS SUBMITTED TO THEM FOR ONWARD TRANSFER
OF THE FUND TO YOUR OWN BANK ACCOUNT.


FINALLY, GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON
WHAT NEXT TO DO.


TAHNKS AND GOD BLESS,
BEST REGARDS,
MR. ANDREW OLIVER.

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