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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: "Darley silva" <msilva@joaopessoa.pb.gov.br>
Reply-To: chrlsstanley907@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:28:41 -0200
Subject: RESPOND ASAP TO THIS EMAIL

Graham Robert Trust Fund,


Still on the Graham Robert trust fund, it is quite unfair to note that you
have reluctantly refused to assist in your own part to finance the Graham
Robert trust fund knowing full well that Graham Robert is dead. I wonder how
you expect late Graham Robert to come finance this transaction especially
when he doesn’t exist anymore.


Graham Robert left you with a whopping sum of US$155,600,000(One Hundred and
Fifty Five million Six Hundred thousand United States Dollars) to commence a
charity project in your name. All he wanted was your commitment to ensuring
that the needy people around you as well as the sick people are made
comfortable from is charity organization. As you are aware Graham Robert died
of cancer after suffering for a very long time. On that note he wished to
establish a charity to help care for the sick and needy once, however is
wished was not actualized as he became seriously ill again and was told is
days are numbered. Before he eventually left mother earth he contacted me and
instructed me on this charity project he assigned you, he handed me all
document to that effect and appeal to me to ensure that is dying wish was met
as he has limited time to live.


On that note I became pathetic with this case and promised myself I will stop
at nothing to ensure that the Graham Robert fund is used for charity in line
with is dying wish since charity was another thing I had passion for. Graham
Robert never told me it will cost you anything to handle this transaction
rather he said you should be given 40 percent of the fund for your personal
expenditure. However, he is no more and this project must go on and the
transferring banks insist that due process have to be taken to ensure that
the fund is transferred to your account so the charity work can commence.


I on my own part have spent a lot to ensure that Graham made it alive, but to
no avail as a result my current financial status. It will amaze you to note
that I spent more than (20,000 GBP) to keep Graham alive. At this point I
don’t have any more otherwise I would have long paid what the bank requires
from you. I still think you should have a second taught and proceed with the
payment as instructed since its very obvious that without the payment, the
said fund will never be transferred to your account. It is on this note I
advise that you pay the bank charges as soon as possible to enable the bank
to immediately commence the transfer of the funds to your account via swift
online bank transfer. It was the desire of Graham Robert that the charity
work commences without further delay. The transferring bank has informed me
that the account set up will soon commence, they however advised that you
should try and make the payment for the account activation fee which is
amounted to ($ 1,116 USD) to enable the transferring bank to complete the
transfer process of the online bank transfer.


They have advised that you effect the said account activation fee of (1,116
USD) via the below payment information to enable the speedy process of the
transfer of the funds US$155,600,000.00 (One Hundred and Fifty Five million
Six Hundred thousand United States Dollars) to your account. You are to
locate a western union money transfer agent and make the payment as soon as
possible.


Below is the information that you are expected to make the payment via:

MODE OF PAYMENT: WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER

ACCOUNT OFFICER: MIRIAM COUSON
ADDRESS: LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.


You are to send the payment details to me via email as soon as you make the
payment, so I can document it and in turn send it to the transferring bank to
enable them effect the transfer of your funds to your account without further
delay. I will be awaiting your immediate reply in this regard.


I await your response to this email soon


Have a nice day
Charles Stanley
+4470457 21207
+4470457 21208

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