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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: Daniel Asiedu <periferiaka@tsmede.gr>
Reply-To: <dasiedu@myself.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2016 02:04:46 -0700
Subject: =?utf-8?B?W1NQQU0gYnkgUGFuZGFd?= - BUSINESS PROPOSAL. (URGENT)

Dear Sir/Madam,
 
 
 
My name is Daniel Asiedu and I am Chief executive director of ADB bank.
 
 
I decided to write you this proposal in good faith, believing that I can trust you with this information I am about to reveal to you,
 
 
On the 15 of July 2009" one Mr. Ahmed Abdel Hadi Chalabi, a Veteran Iraqi politician and the head of parliament's finance committee made a fixed deposit with my bank, valued at $17,500,000.00 (Seventeen Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) and the mature date for this deposit contract was last month. But sadly Mr. Ahmed Chalabi died on Tuesday November 3rd 2015 in his Kadhimiya residence in Baghdad, he suffered heart attack and that was how he met his end.
 
 
 
It's quite unfortunate that Mr. Ahmed Chalabi did not mention any next of kin/ heir when he opened an account with my bank because he Purposely want to use the account to secure huge amount of money which he looted from Iraq Government. He don't want anybody include his family to know that he deposited such huge amount with my bank.  My bank management is yet to know about this, but I knew about it because he was my friend and I am also his account relationship officer,
 
 
 
So last week my bank management requested that I should give instructions on what to do about this contract funds, if to renew the contract or not.
 
 
 
I know this will happen and that is why I have been looking for a means to handle the situation, because if my bank directors happens to know that Ahmed Chalabi is dead and do not have any next of kin/ heir, they will take the funds for their personal use, so I don't want such to happen and that is why I am seeking your co-operation to present you as the next of kin/ heir to the account so that my bank will release the fund into your account.
 
 
 
There is no risk involved okay; the transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law. it does not make any sense to leave the money to my bank while we can help ourselves with it. Give it a try and you will be convinced of all I have said.
 
 
 
I am not a greedy person, so I am suggesting that we share the funds equal, which is 50/50% to both parties. At lease my share will assist me to start my own company which has been my dream.
 
 
 
Let me know your mind on this and please do treat this information as top secret.
 
 
 
Thanks
Daniel Asiedu
ADB Chief executive director
E-MAIL:dasiedu@myself.com

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