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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: "Savvas Raftis" <personal.files@englandmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2018 08:51:52 +0100
Subject: Business Proposal...


Dear Sir,

May I introduce myself as Mr. Madueke Savvas Raftis the son of ex-Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources Mrs.Diezani Allison-Madueke, currently in London, U.K battling with cancer.  I have access to $45M USD ( Forty Five Million United States Dollars) which I want to use for investment in your country.The fund was kept in the custody of a financial institution’s private vault based in Europe by my sick mother who was appointed Minister of Petroleum Resources from 6 April 2010 – 28 May 2015. The fund was deposited as an investment Fund in 2011 in a private safety vault with an open beneficiary. It is now 7 years that the fund has been with the financial institution’s vault based in Europe without anybody knowing the location of the fund except me.

I honestly seek your assistance to move this fund into your custody for safekeeping as the depositor have no known next of kin. I have all the documents necessary to claim the funds as I am directly involved in the deposit. All I need to do is to make you the beneficiary of the funds by filling in your name in the appropriate document and immediately move the funds out of its present place in your name to your account for safe keeping. I will use the funds for investment purposes in your country. This process will not cost you any money upfront. We decided to do this as we know the circumstances surrounding the deposit and knowing very well that the depositor of the fund will not come back to claim the funds due to the political reason. I will direct you on how to apply for the fund to be transferred to your bank account.I will give you further details when I receive your response. I will ensure all procedures to see the successful completion of this project.

I assure you that this transaction is risk free .Be rest assured that we will not encounter any difficulty as the person directly involved in approving the release of the funds is also participating in this transaction. This is legal, and we propose 60% to us and 40% to you sharing pattern once the fund is transferred to your account.

Please keep this very confidential. Let me know if you will be of assistance via my private E-mail..(ug.nmadueke00000075@outlook.com).

Yours Sincerely

Mr.Maduake Savvas.
 

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