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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:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Mr.Allen Born <Aussielotdept01@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2020 05:45:45 +0000
Subject: Business Investment Proposal.
I am Mr. Allen Born, bank manager with a Private Bank here in Africa : I am also the account manager to an American businessperson based in Africa by name Mr. Morrison Braddock, who died through a fatal road accident in 2011. I am writing to solicit for your assistance in transfer of funds left in his account being USD14.5M for disbursement amongst us and subsequent investment of my share of the transaction over there in your country. If interested in this offer, please reply to me so that we can proceed by effecting the necessary changes required to be made in your favor on my bank data base system whereby your name shall appear as the next of kin to Mr. Morrison Braddock.
This will give us a smooth platform to officially launch application for the payment of the funds in your favor: Please do note that your share for participating on this exercise shall be 40% of the total sum transferred to your account, 10% shall be used for any expenses that would have been incurred by either party during the cause of the transaction such as taxations on the funds both here and over there in your country, while the remaining 50% will be mine.
Thanks
Mr. Allen Born.
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