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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 Brooks Harry" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 14:48:36 -0800
Subject: Thanking you


Dear Friend,

My name is Mr Brooks Harry, I am in charge of Accounting And Auditing with a Financial Company of (UK) Ltd here in London.

I got your contact through the INTERNET.

I am a man of peace, married with two lovely kids. I never want problems in my life, it was just because of my present financial situation that I have planned to utilize this opportunity that came my way and I only hope you can assist me not to persecute me.

If you don`t want this proposal can you kindly forget that I ever contacted you? I will be glad you did for the sake my job.
I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit you and I, am the Person in charge of accounting And Auditing here in the Financial Company of (UK) Ltd it is my duty to send in a financial report to my head office here in United kingdom at the end of each business year.

On the course of the last year 2015 business report, I discovered that my branch in which I am In charge of made five Million Four Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds (GBP 5,400,000.00) which my head office are not aware of and will never be aware of. I have placed this funds on what is called ESCROW CALL ACCOUNT) with no beneficiary.

As an officer of my department in this bank I cannot be directly connected to this money, so my aim of contacting you is to assist me receive this money in your bank account and get 40% of the total funds as commission.

There are practically no risk involved, it will be a bank to bank transfer, all I need from you is to stand claim as the original depositor of these funds who made the deposit with my branch so that my head office can order the transfer to your designated bank account.
If you accept to work with me I will appreciate it very much, please respond to me directly to my personal e-mail address: brooksharry@outlook.com.
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I will give you all other infos in details including financial institution name once i agreed with you


Thank you in advance and may God bless you and your family.

Yours truly,

Mr Brooks Harry

AUDITOR GENERAL

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