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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: PINTO BRADA <readcarefully@cieux.zzn.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 20:48:37 +0200
Subject: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY !!!


Dear Sir,

I got your contact from our country's chamber of commerce, mines, Agriculture and Industry. Through my recheck I discovered that your company is a very good reputable company, and your personality encourages me a lot that what's prompted me to introduce you this business opportunity.

I am please to introduce this business opportunity to you; to transfer to your overseas account the sum of thirty five million us dollars ($35.000000) from one of the prime bank in Europe; I urgently want to know if you will be capable to handle and accommodate this magnitude of funds before I resign to join you in your country .if you are not willing you let me know so that I can look for another person.

I am Dr Brada Pinto (b.s.c.:m.s.c)the auditor general of one the prime bank in Europe ;during the course of our auditing ;I discovered a floating fund in an account opened in our bank since 1984 and till date nobody has operate on this account again after going through some old files in the record I discovered that the client, the owner of the account was among the victim’s of EGYPT AIR Boeing 767Flight no 990 that crashed on the 31_10_1999 confirmable below website(http:www.greatdreams.com:passeair990.htm with his family leaving no (heir: will)hence the fund is floating and if I do not remit this out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing .The owner of this account is a foreigner and he was an oil magnate equipped with all the vital information’s of the deposit and the account .Your country of origin does not matter :what matters is you as the next of kin having all the necessary information’s to back up your claims .

With my influence and my position in the bank ;the bank officials will transfer the money to any foreigner' s reliable account that you can provide with assurance that this money will be intact pending on physical arrival in your country for the sharing .The bank officials will destroy all the documents of transaction immediately we receive the money leaving no trace to any place and to build confidence you can write to me through my address for the security and safety of this business as you know that this business is confidential. Note this deal is 100% risk free.

You will be given 35 percent of the total amount: 60 percent will be for me while 5 percent will be for expenses both parties might incurred during the process of transferring. I look to your early reply through my mail. N/B what I need from you is your full name and address together with you telephone and fax number .The business is risk free.

Here is my private contact: pinto_brada@Cieux.zzn.com

Thanks for your cooperation,

Dr. BRADA PINTO.

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