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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: "S.T.B" <emeka_rev01@handbag.com>
Reply-To: murphy01_davis@yahoo.co.in
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 14:36:40 +0100
Subject: S.T.B INVESTMENT!!!!!

From the desk of: Dr. Murphy Davis.
StandardBank Plc.
34 Isolo way,Isolo,
Lagos
Email: murphy01_davis@yahoo.co.in <mailto:murphy01_davis@yahoo.co.in>
Over Due Inherittance Funds
Dear Sir/Madam,
I saw your email contact as i was searching for
someone to help me carry out an urgent business
proposal. This is to notify you that over due
inherittance funds has been gazzeted to be released,
via key telex transfer ( ktt ) - direct wire transfer
to you by the bank for foreign over due inherittance
fund.
Meanwhile, a depositor died in a plane crash (Mr.
Morris Thompson ) without any trace of next of kin,
the banking ethics here does not allow such money to
stay more than five year, because money will be
recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed after this
period. If you want to know more about the man himself
you can check on how he died.
<http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mthompson.html>
Hence i contacted you because as a foreigner you stand
a better position to be presented to claim the sum of
u.s $30.5m dollars since the deceased is also a
foreigner. All i require is your honest cooperation to
enable us see this dealt through. I guarantee that
this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law.
please get in touch with me by my email to enable us
discuss further.
I expect you openly write back to me if it is
convenient for you in carrying out this divine task
for me. It will be more suitable if you write me
through this email:murphy01_davis@yahoo.co.in <mailto:email:murphy01_davis@yahoo.co.in>

we shall proceed to issue all payments details to you
as soon as I hear from you. I will require your
telephone and fax numbers so that we can commence
communication immediately. Please honesty is the watch
word in this transaction.
Yours Faithfully,
Dr. Murphy Davis
Manager, Foreign and Credit Bills


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