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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: "Mr Batt Osterland Francis" <osterlandfrancis@centrum.sk>
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:02:06 +0200
Subject: Attention Please your Unclaimed Property


Dear Sir,
  I am Batt Osterland of missingmoney.com, a non government organization watchdog on unclaimed Fund/Property  here in United Kingdom.
 
I write to contact you and intimate you of our willingness to consolidate and present you as the beneficiary of some of the unclaimed fund in our data base which has  no beneficiary.
This fund is unclaimed either by their beneficiary who are either dead, but could not state categorically of their next of kin, whom also either covertly or avertedly unknown of the existence of this fund. We have decided to contact you on this issue to seek your consent in this regards, as this fund is  readily available in the bank waiting for the detailed information of the beneficiary.
We will furnish you with the detailed information of the bank where the fund is currently stashed in for your confirmation as soon as we can be assured of your trust and cooperation to carry on the transaction with you.
I am patiently waiting for your response to this subject matters.
Thank you and regards ,
Batt Osterland Francis.
 
http://www.missingmoney.com



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