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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Donald Bricks <dnb221@att.net>
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2011 03:57:37 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PROPOSITION;

My name is Mr. Donald, I am the credit manager in a bank here in the
United States. I am contacting you of a business transfer, of a huge
sum of money from a deceased account. Though I know that a transaction of this
magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring
you that everything has been taken care off, and all will be well at the
end of the day. I decided to contact you due to the urgency of this
transaction.

PROPOSITION;

I am the account officer of a foreigner named Anatoliy Ivanov who died
in an air crash along with his wife in 31st October 2001 on an
Egyptian airline 990 with other passengers on board. you can confirm this from
the www.cnn.com/archiv Since his death, none of his next-of-kin are alive
to make claims for this money as his heir, because they all died in the same
accident
(May his soul rest in peace). We cannot release the fund from his
account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as
indicated in
our banking guidelines. Upon this discovery,

I now seek your permission to have you stand as a next of kin to the
deceased, as all documentations will be carefully worked out by me for
the Two Million seven hundred thousand United States Dollars
($2,700,000.00) to be released in your favour as the beneficiary's next of
kin. It may interest you to know that we have secured from the
probate an order of mandamus to locate any of the deceased
beneficiaries. Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our
mutual
business endeavour by furnishing me with the following information if you are
interested.
1. A Beneficiary name..In order for me to prepare the document for
transfer of the funds in your name. 2.
Direct Telephone and fax numbers...For our personal contact and
mutual trust in each other. Upon your acceptance , You will be
fully compensated on final conclusion of this transation for your
assistance, If this proposal is acceptable by you, please endeavor to
contact me
immediately. Do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed
in you.

I await your urgent mail to my personal email address:
dhilton75@yahhoo.com
for security reasons.
Best Regards,
MR.Donald.

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