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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. Richard Simon Webb" <rswb3@alltoinbox.net>
Reply-To: richardsimonwebb@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2016 12:33:59 +0100
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE.

Greetings,
   
I am Mr. Richard Simon Webb, a British citizen that works in COIN FINANCE SECURITY GROUP London UK, as a Security Officer. I need your assistance and support to transfer the sum of Forty Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars US$40,500.000.00 out of the Finance company where I work, to your bank account in your Country. You will be rewarded with 40% of the total sum for your partnership and support. Can you handle this?
   
This is an abandon sum that belongs to a late customer Mr. Alan Williams, a British tycoon who died with his family in car accident on 20th of October 2008. This fund was left unclaimed in custody of the COIN FINANCE SECURITY GROUP for safe keeping and without a beneficiary.
     
I need you to stand as the beneficiary of the above mentioned sum so that I will re-profile the funds with your data, to enable the finance company to transfer the sum to you. The processing of the transaction will take up to 10 days for a successful completion of the fund transfer to your bank account. Immediately the money is transferred into your bank account, I will come over to meet you in country, for sharing of the money as agreed, 40% for you while 60% for me.  
   
I shall furnished you with more details as soon as you reply, to enable us to begin the transaction.
   
Regards
Mr. Richard Simon Webb

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