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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: "Authur Phillips" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <phillip2.Authur@mail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 07:15:57 -0700
Subject: ACHTUNG Von Herrn Arthur Phillips.

Ich bin Herr Authur Phillips, Direktor fur internationale Investitionen bei der Barclays Bank in London, Grobbritannien. Ich melde mich bezuglich eines verstorbenen Kunden, der im Urlaub in Indonesien am 25. Dezember 2004 verstorben ist. Ich war sein personlicher Anlageberater und fur alle seine Transaktionen mit der Barclays Bank verantwortlich.

Vor seinem Tod hat mein Kunde ein Guthaben von 19.570.000,00 Britischen Pfund auf seinem Anlagekonto bei unserer Bank hinterlegt, und wie Sie wissen, wurde bei der Aktivierung des Kontos kein nachster Verwandter erwahnt in der Lage zu kommen, um die Kaution zu fordern.

Angesichts des oben Gesagten und als sein Anlageverwalter seit Jahren weib ich, was erforderlich ist, um Sie als nachsten Angehorigen zu prasentieren, der es uns ermoglicht, die Kaution zu beantragen. Aus diesem Grund frage ich Sie offiziell, ob Sie eine Partnerschaft eingehen mochten mit mir diesen Einzahlungsanspruch zu erhalten, weil absolut niemand f?r diese Einzahlung kommt.

Ich kann personlich garantieren, dass dies schnell und risikofrei vonstatten geht, und ich bin bereit, mit Ihnen in diesen Bedingungen eine Partnerschaft einzugehen. 60/40, meine 60 und Sie erhalten 40 fur Ihre Partnerschaft.

Bitte senden Sie mir Ihre Bestatigungsnachricht unter meiner privaten E-Mail-Adresse: phillip-Authur@gmx.com und geben Sie Ihren vollstandigen Namen, Ihre Adresse und Ihre direkten Telefonnummern an.

Vielen Dank f?r Ihr Verstandnis und ich werde es sehr begruben, wenn dieser Inhalt dieser Transaktion vertraulich behandelt wird.
Freundliche Grube,
Herr Authur Phillips
phillip-Authur@gmx.com
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ENGLISH BELOW
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I'm Mr. Authur Phillips, a Director of International Investments at Barclays Bank in London, UK. I am contacting you in regards to a deceased client who died while on holiday in Indonesia in December 25, 2004, I was his personal investment adviser and was responsible for all his transaction with the Barclays Bank.

Before his death, my client has a deposit of 19,570.000.00 British pounds in his investments account with our bank and as you would know since he did not make any mention of a next of kin in the activation of the account, no one has been able to come forth to claim the deposit.

In the light of the above and as his investment manager for years, I know what is required to present you as the next of kin which will enable us claim the deposit, for this reason I am officially asking you, if you will like to partner with me in receiving this deposit claim because there is absolutely no one coming for this deposit.

I can personally guarantee that this will be swift and risk free and I am willing to partner with you in this terms, 60/40, mine will be 60 and you will be receiving 40 for your partnership.

Please get back to me with your acceptance message on my private Email: phillip-Authur@gmx.com and also include your full names, address and direct phone numbers.

Thanks for your understanding and I will apreciate it if this content of this transaction is kept confidential.
Best regards,
Mr. Authur Phillips
phillip-Authur@gmx.com

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