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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: "Prof.Robinson Gate" <robinsongate1001@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: prof.robinsongate@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 11:15:16 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Compliments from Robinson Gate


Robinson Gate
301 Oxford St
Cocody, CT5 1DB
 
Your Kind atention,
 
I got your email contact on my email review this morning and do wish to engage your expertize in a discrete investment initiative.
 
I'm Robinson Gate a retired Attorney and Real Estate Practitioner currently sequestered here in Cote d'Ivoire. I'm in my late 60's. Few weeks back, European Bank Authorities notified me via a confidential letter, of a long awaited permission & approval to finally access private funds of amount - US$35.7M lodged in an Asset Management Company account(earlier denied access) under the Instruction of the Bank which will be disclosed to you upon your response. Quoted fund belongs to my late client Dr. Omar bin Abd al-Aziz... notable high-networth raw Diamond industrialist from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
 
Dr. Omar's last wish before his demise was to invest these funds substantially in Real Estate development in Las Vegas & Florida... including purchase of private islands for sale in the Caribbean . Under mutually beneficial terms with you, I’m prepared to authorize the Bank to release the US$35.7M into your lawful custody for long term investment, moreso if you're duly recognised and actively involved in real estate through International Living & Sovereign Society.
 
On acceptance and receipt of your response, you’ll be directly linked with the Asset Management Company, who’ll approve and authorize release of the investment funds to you.
 
I await your response.
 
Cordially,
Robinson Gate.




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