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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: "Dr.Abdulhafid M.Zlitn" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hueti1ful@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2012 04:19:23 -0700
Subject: THE DETAILS & CALL ME URGENTLY IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.

THE DETAILS & CALL ME URGENTLY IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.
 
 
 
 
Dear friend,
 
 
Thank you very much for your reply. I have to say that I really appreciated your interest and willingness to know more about this transaction in order to help me realize it and as well share from its great benefits. Be you totally assured that you will make a very wise and highly rewarding decision as you accept to assist me carry out this transaction because we have a lot to gain and many more greater deals to handle together immediately we have successfully completed this very one. It is important you know that here in West Africa,as a fast developing Region,many good financial opportunities involving millions and billions of Dollars do exist but our major problem here has been that of finding reliable and trusted foreign partners to collaborate with. If you really prove yourself worthy, you will ever be grateful and happy throughout your life time for knowing me as your business partner.
 
 
To be very honest with you, this transaction I have opened-up to you is totally genuine and 100% risk-free. I am absolutely assuring you that no trouble or problem is involved in this transaction either in the short-run or in the long-run because I have been working with this bank for many years, hence I know all its secrets very well and I have carefully mapped-out my perfect strategies to carry out this transaction successfully. Again,you have to understand that the deceased customer of the bank who deposited the money in question was my very close friend and I was his personal financial adviser before his accidental death with his Wife and 3 Kids in Libya war.That being the main reason why I alone working in the bank here, know much about the existence of this fund and the secrets surrounding this money and its depositor.
 
 
Please note very well that I am still working with this bank hence I am in good position to give you all the necessary information that will assist you to successfully claim this fund. Also try to understand that over the years, about 99.9% of all international business transactions are based on mutual trust between partners, hence ours should be the same too. This transaction concerns transferring huge amount of Money which was deposited by a customer in the bank here before his accidental death. I want you to apply as the beneficiary of this fund using the information about this fund which I will later give to you so that the fund will be remitted into any bank account of your choice. And once the fund is transferred to the bank account that you will provide to my bank, I will then arrange my traveling documents and visit your country for us to share the fund accordingly.
 
 
 
I can only reach you through email when ever am in the Bank, because our calls might be monitored while in the office.I just have to be sure of whom I am dealing with, as you can see that the amount is a Huge sum of money and we have to build TRUST between each others to achieve our aim. If you are interested, please call me with my Private Mobile numbers below urgently so I can hear your voice. Then also reply back to me through email for further inquiries on how you will apply for the claim. But if you are not interested, do not reply to this mail and please delete this message.And if no response after 3 days I will then assume you are not interested. I'm doing this on trust, you should understand and you should know that as a banker, I will always play safe in case you are the bad type, but I pray you are not.is a lot of money which is the dream of anyone.
 
 
I wait to hear from you over the phone as soon as possible, so I can give to you the Application form pattern on how to apply to the bank, and in less than 7 days the money should have been noted on your account and I will come over for my share of the fund. I will offer to you 35% of the total sum, 5% to the less privilege & charity organizations, while 10% will be invested on a lucrative joint business between you and me, which will be introduced by you since you know best the kind of business that moves in your Country. Then 50% is for my dream, and I hope I'm been fair on this deal?.
 
 
Below are some information about me and please send me your full data through email, and call me urgently on phone as well, because I have some important thing to tell you over the phone for confidential reasons:
 
 
MY AGE:59                                            YOURS:................
MARITAL STATUS: Widow, with 1 Kid.     YOURS:.................
MY COUNTRY:Libya.                          YOURS:.....................
OCCUPATION:Banker.                           YOURS:.......................
SEX: Female.                                          YOURS:...........................
MOBILE: +229 98 75 53 36            YOURS:................................
 
You are free to call me after replying this mail, for further clarification as soon as possible.
Thanks and best regards,
 
Dr.Abdulhafid M.Zlitni.J.
Account/Telex Unit.
 
 

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