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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: George Adam <george_adam100@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: george_adam200@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:33:07 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: PRIVATE AND URGENT MAIL TO YOU.




Dear,



Representing the 50%





I considered your position before I made this consultation. My name is Mr. George Adam ,I am attorney to chief Douglas Richard, an industrialist, Oil and Gas merchant until his death last month. I have represented his investment interest for over 25yrs now. On June 13th, 2008, he summoned me to his office to commence his WILL process. That was when his health condition became worse. He eventually died on 27th October, 2011, leaving the WILL uncompleted.



The burial arrangement is in progress now, and according to his instruction, the WILL will be announced one month after his burial. Chief was a successful business man, I want to include your name in the WILL as his foreign business partner who according to him, should inherit 50% of his account in the UK Bank. I want to do this before presenting the WILL to his family. The family does not know about the UK account. I will get the letter of administration for you to represent the 50% of the UK account.I have the WILL with me and no member of his family has seen the WILL and the UK account is not yet known to them..Can we work together?







Respectfully yours



George.

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