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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: Antonio S.Figueirinhas <antonio123@9.cn>
Date: 23 Feb 2011 16:57:04 +0100
Subject: Urgent Respond

Sir/Madam I came across your contact via international personal research profile in my earnest search for a trustworthy and honest person to handle my business and I apologize if the content hereunder are contrary to your moral ethics, but I had to reach you through this medium. I am Antonio S. Figueirinhas, an attorney at law. A deceased client of mine, By name Capt. Adil Dai-Tuvalkin, who herein after shall be referred to as my Client, died as the result of a plane crash in Kirghistan's capital, Bishkek on an Itek Air Boeing 737 flight from Iran . I am Contacting you to help assist me in ensuring that the funds lodged by my Client with his Financial and Security Firm is not declared unclaimed Hence my reason for contacting you. This Financial Firm has issued me a Notice to contact the next of kin or the consigned funds will be confiscated. My Proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the Next-of-kin hence the original next of kin of my late client (Habiba Dai-Tuvalkin) also had Died along side with him on that faithful morning, my effort to get him a next of kin has since been proving difficult. No relatives or friends Could be traced for the claim of the said fund, as the beneficiary you Will have all access to make claim of the funds, Then we shall discuss how We can use the fund to help the needy on a based Charity programmed also for investment and definitely my legal back logged charges and a commission for your participation would be discussed as well. All legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next-of-kin Will be issued to you. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us See this transaction through. This will be executed under a legitimate Arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. If this proposition offends your moral values, do accept my apology, and ignore this mail. However if you are willing to assist me in this cause I will establish a Verbal telephone communication with you and bring you into a much better Picture of the situation. Best Regards, Antonio S. Figueirinhas Calcada da Estrela 102B, 1200 Lisbon, Portugal Tel/Fax: +351 (707) 31 4896 e-Mail: contact.antonio@iol.pt

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