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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: "Mr. James Walker" <encho@s42.coreserver.jp>
Reply-To: jameswalker0193@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2019 21:09:21 +0200
Subject: THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND NOT TO BE IGNORED

Dear Partner ,

I pray and hope this email gets to you and also look forward to your
immediate response. I look you up on the internet and found you then my
spirit tells me you are a good person to be trusted with this legal deal.

First of all, I must introduce myself to you. I am Mr. James Walker, I was
former Supervisor with the Crusader Diplomatic Security Courier Company.
American office. I had worked with this company for years and I finally got
an opportunity I have been praying for before resigning.

I had a friend named Mr. Thiago Gonzalo who is a real estate agent, he is
a Spanish based in Washington DC. America. Late last year October 2018 my
friend Mr. Thiago Gonzalo sold a mansion left behind for him by his late
parents, the total sum of $25,000,000.00. (Twenty Five Million United
States Dollars) was realized from the mansion. He notified me after selling
the mansion of his plans to move back to Spain with the money to
establish a company, he begged me to help him secure his money as he
planned on sending the money in cash, packed and sealed in a consignment
box with a security code. We had an agreement and made the arrangement, He
came in person to our office and deposited the consignment box. He
registered the consignment box at our office as family treasures without
disclosing the content of the consignment to avoid losing the money or
paying huge taxes.. I was still working with the company when this took
place.

My friend had planned that early this year 2019 he will finally move back
to Spain and order the company to deliver his consignment to him in Spain,
But something Tragic happened, on the 15th of January 2019 he was robbed
and shut in the head and chest. He lost lots of blood and died few hours
after he was rushed to the hospital.

I am not happy that my friend Thiago Gonzalo died and am not the one who
killed him but must make good use of the opportunity at hand.

The arrangement of loading the $25,000,000.00 cash in a consignment box and
registered with the company as family treasures was made and known by me
and my late friend only. The company still do not know the content of the
consignment as it was declared to them as family treasures. Also no one has
ever come to claim the consignment box because my late friend was the only
child of his late parents.

I want you to stand and claim this consignment from our company in place of
my late friend as his only living relative, I have all the documents to
back you up in case the company demands for them. After receiving the
consignment I will come over to meet with you and give you the security
code that my friend used to lock up the consignment box which was made
known to only me.

We shall only talk and decide on the sharing of the total sum after you
have successfully received the consignment box.

Please bear in mind that everything about this will be done legitimately
and must be kept secret. Kindly send me the below few information of you:

1. Your Names.....
2. Your full address..........
3. Your Phone Number......
4. Your gender and Age.......
5. Your current occupation.......
6. Any of your id copy.............
7. Your alternative email address.......

Once I receive your email with your information I will give you more
details of what next to do, I know you don't share same name with my late
friend but you have nothing to worry about as everything will be legally
worked out.

I am currently in Washington DC to see that everything about this deal work
out successfully.

Regards,

Mr. James Walker

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