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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: henroll-roland@terra.com.mx
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 07:56:16 -0700
Subject: INFORMATION

NDDC SECRETARIAT COMPLEX
112 Harrison's Drive
PORTHARCOURT,
NIGERIA.
WEST AFRICA

ATTENTION: Sir/Madam,
INVESTABLE PROJECT/ESTATE
-----------------------
On behalf of my widow's friend,I may wish to engage
your service in the transfer and management of her late
husband's deposit fund for any profitable investment/estate
and in any good country of your choice.If this proposal
is acceptable to you, please get back to me, so that we
can work out a remuneration for your participation in
the transaction,and also let you know on how we hope to
acheive this objective.
Please you are expected to forward a detailed Curriculum
Vitae within Fourteen(14)days of this notification for
further details.
Thanking you in your esteemed response.

Yours Faithfully,
Henry.A.Roland
234-803-6747199
234-804-2709654


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