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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: "MR. ANTONIO GOMEZ" <mrjsonadams12@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "MR. ANTONIO GOMEZ" <mrantogomez54@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 09:39:55 +0530
Subject: Compliments of the season

Dear

Compliments of the season, I would like to firstly, send to you the best wishes of good health and success in your pursuits particularly through my proposal as Contained in this letter. I am Mr. Antonio Gomez a Citizen of Angola, My purpose for contacting you is for you to stand as my late father Foreign Business Partner to help me receive the sum of (US$11million) into your account which my late father deposited with a Financial Institution before his sudden Death in July 2013. I cannot claim the fund on my own due to the Deed of Lodge Agreement my late father signed with the Financial Institution when he deposited the fund.

My late father deposited the fund with his Foreign Business Partner SURNAME AS BUSINESS FUND and he signed an Agreement with the Financial Institution that the fund can only be transferred directly into his Foreign Business Partners Bank Account which he was supposed to submit to his Bank Manager before his sudden death in July 2013 in a Train crash that took place in Galicia. He died without supplying the account details of his business Partner to his Bank Manager for the transfer of the fund and it happens that YOU SHARE the Same “SURNAME” with my late father foreign business partner Hence, I contact you please. Based on this, I am obliged to look for a Foreigner whom I will use his or her information and register with the bank as the Foreign Partner to my late Father for having the same last Name and request the bank to immediately transfer the money into his /her account without any hitch/query.

Upon your acceptance to cooperate, you would be entitled to 20% of the said funds and 79% for me and 1% goes to any acceptable charity organization in your country. Please note that I have ONLY disclosed this with you for having the same Last Name with my late father business partner. For time difference and confidential reasons, I strongly advice that you communicate with me firstly Email: immediately you receive this letter so that I would be able to inform you on how this could be concluded within 7bank working days and I wishes to invest my own part in a lucrative and profitable business in your Country with your help/assistance when I come over to your Country as soon as the fund is transferred into your account.
In conclusion, it's my utmost concern to demand your ultimate honesty, co-operation and confidentiality to enable us conclude this mutual transaction.
Your immediate response will be highly appreciated. Thanks and God bless you.

Yours Respectfully,
Mr. Antonio Gomez



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