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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: Roshan Nasser <roshannasser100@gmail.com>
Reply-To: nasserroshan303@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2013 17:01:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED.


Attention Please!,
 
      I hope all is well; Please It’s just my
urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for your
assistance. I am a banker by profession in West Africa and currently
holding the post of Director Auditing and Accounting unit of the bank.
 
     I have the opportunity of transferring
the left over funds ($11.6 million) of one of our bank clients who died in
Plane crash since seven years ago and none of his family member or
relation has come for the claim, and now the bank is planning on how
to confiscate the fund since no one has come for the claim. Please without
wasting time I need your honest and humanity to execute this transaction
 under your kind control for the mutual benefit of our both families.
 
      And hence I am inviting you for this
deal you will have 40% of the amount mentioned above as my partner and
the rest will be for me, please if you are sure that you are capable to handle
this transaction and you are ready to assist me to execute this business with
trust and honest, then the further details of the transfer will be forwarded
to you as soon as i receive your return mail, have a great day.
 
    Replies immediately for more
clarification, note that the claims are 100% save and risk free.
 
Thanks and
God bless.

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