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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: "Mrs Oleg Larisa" <rsceo@aol.com>
Reply-To: oleg06001@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 15:29:05 +0200
Subject: ACIL YOLU IHTIYACI

Hello Sir/ Madam

It’s my urgent need for a foreign partner that made me to contact you i am a banker working with Flag Star Global Bank,Ukraine. I write to contact you over a very important business transaction which will be of our interest and benefit to our both families.In 2007,one Mr. Yusuf, who happens to have same surname as yours and has your country in his file as his place of origin made a fixed deposit for 36 months, valued at (Fourteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) with my bank. i was his account officer before i rose to the position of Operations Director. the due date for this deposit contract was this 16 of January 2010. But sadly Mr. Yusuf, was among the death victims in the Malaysian Plain Crash, as on his way for a business trip, and that was how he met his end.

The management of my bank has been finding means to reach him so as to ascertain if he will roll over the deposit or have the contract sum withdrawn. When I discovered that this will happen, I have tried to think up a procedure to preserve this fund and use the proceeds for business. Some directors here have been trying to find out from me the information about this account and the owner, but I have kept it closed because, I know that if they become aware that Mr. Yusuf, is late. they will take the funds for themselves spend it on luxury cars and women.

Therefore am seeking your co-operation to present you as the beneficiary for his fund since you have the same surname,so that my bank headquarters will pay the funds to you i have done enough inside bank arrangement and all i have to do is to put in your details into the information network in the bank computers and reflect you as his next of kin. I am not a greedy person, so I am suggesting we can give 10% to charity, 45% for me and 45% for you. We can do good with this money my share will assist me to start my own company which has been my dream and please do treat this information as top secret we shall go over the details once i receive your urgent reply.

Best Regards
Mrs Oleg Larisa
Flag Star Global Bank

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