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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: Patrick Armstrong <patrickarmstrong.00@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 00:06:46 +0100
Subject: I look forward hearing from you soonest.

Dear,Sir/Ma

I am Patrick Armstrong from Wales Ireland but residing in Ukraine here
in Europe. It is my desire to contact you on honest and sincerity to
assist me on receiving of the sum of $15,200,000.00 (Fifteen Million
Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars), which I made in my oil
business/contract with a Russia oil company, I am contacting you
because I would not want to lose all I have labored for all my life.

Due to the ongoing Russia Ukraine war. I am motivated in contacting
you and hope to gradually build trust, good relationship and
confidence in you as we get to know each other better. I need to
entrust this money to you for investment in your country because I am
presently trapped here because I can not leave Ukraine with this huge
amount of cash.

This $15,200,000.00 (Fifteen Million Two Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars) was deposited in a Security Company and all the legal
documents is in my custody as I write this email to you right now, but
as it is right now I don’t know how and what I will do to invest this
money somewhere in abroad so I will not lose it due to the ongoing war
here, I must say I am happy as I saw your contact which I strongly
believe that by the grace of God you will help me receive, secure and
invest this money in your country. I will move this fund and deliver
it to you by the help of a Red Cross Official to your door step
without any hitch.

Please I need to know if you will be of assistance to me on this, but
first of all I would also need to get to know you better. I would
offer you 10% of the total money for your assistance, while 15% would
be for every expense that might occur in the process of retrieving the
money from the security company for our investment. Please indicate
your interest towards this offer to enable me tell you more on how the
transaction will be done. I will furnish you with more details on how
we can proceed on this immediately I get your reply.

I am ready to pay 10% of the total amount to you if you help me on
securing this money and another 10% interest of Annual Income to you
for handling this business and our investment for me in abroad which
you will strongly have absolute control of our investment therein your
country. If you can handle this project for us sincerely and also
willing to assist me on receiving this fund in your country, kindly
reach me and I will let you know the next step to take towards
actualizing this transaction as quickly as possible. Please, note that
this transaction is 100% risk free on your side.

I look forward hearing from you soonest.
Yours sincerely,
Patrick Armstrong

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