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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: "Miss Oyinkansade Adewale" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <anointed_womanuba@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2016 09:25:17 -0500
Subject: Miss Sharon Oyinkansade Adewale(I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE)

Greetings Beloved Foreigner I sincerely apologize if my message does not suit your current status,My name is Mrs Sharon Oyinkansade Adewale. I contacted you because I have interest for investing in your country into Real Estate business (ie: Hotel, Lands and Tourism) as well as seek your services in a private and confidential matter. I am a Chartered Accountant and Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer Union Bank Plc . I am writing to request your assistance to transfer the sum of $15, 500.000.00 dollars [Fifteen million five hundred thousand United States dollars) into any of your accounts Abroad .This fund belongs to late president of Libya . I have been waiting for this moment with great anguish, Muammar Qaddafi death have caused so much pains. He refused to heed advice to vacate office when the asked him to do so, he was a very resolute man. Am greatly sorry for him and his family. Gaddafi entrusted Millions of Dollars for safe keeping in our bank through his lawyer louis Nnamdi mbanefo , he called it “COMMANDER’S RESERVE” now that he is dead i need someone very reliable/And only a foreigner from another country to act as the beneficiary of the fund in our bank, to enable our bank release the fund . I write to seek your indulgence and assistance in transferring this fund to your country through legal means as repatriation of fund for onward Investment. According to our banking policy ,it is only a foreigner from another country that can claim this money to his or her account since the late depositor was a foreigner in our country . I am proposing to make you the next of kin of this fund ,if you accept ,so that transfer could be done to any of your designated bank account of your choice in your country for investment, instead of to leave the money in the bank as unclaimed funds .All my life i have been in Africa and have never traveled abroad,I got your contact E-mail address through the internet in my search to find a foreigner on whom I can repose confidence for colossal international money transaction . At the conclusion of this transaction, I promise to give you 35% of the total amount, 65% will be for me as the business pioneer. His formal Attorney here in my country by the name Louis Mbanefo will draft and carry out the notarization of the WILL and also obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favor for the claim. Please Let me know if you can handle it. i assure you that this transaction is legal and risk free.i am a straight forward woman and have never hurt or cheat any one. If this proposal is acceptable by you, I expect that you will not take undue advantage of the trust I will bestow upon you. I await your urgent response. Best Regards, Miss Sharon Oyinkansade Adewale

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