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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: Austin Brendan <austinbrendan16@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: Austin Brendan <austinbrendan2@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 03:22:21 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: From Austin Brendan. I Need Your Attention Please.


>From Austin Brendan.P.O. Box 01 Abidjan.Abidjan-Ivory coast.
Dear,Permit me to disclose my mind of getting into contact with you. I need your kind urgent attention! I am reaching you with faith to solicit for your kind assistance to help me achieve good plan for investment in your country, I am the only son of my late father Chief Jefett O. Brendan. My late father was a Gold and Precious Stones Marchant / Real Estate when he was Alive. He was poisoned to death by his brother's because of land dispute investment project. Unfortunately our mother died last 3 months ago after suffered kidney surgical operation in a hospital. When she was on hospital bed before her painful death, she advised me to seek for a foreign assistance to help me and receive my inherited funds left by my late father, I am reaching you concerning the funds my late father deposited with a bank. I inherited the sum of $12.7 Million Dollars from my late parents, which I will like to transfer into your account for investment in your country, and also want you to help me and my younger sister come over to your country after the successful transfer to your account. Right now I have verified the deposited with the bank, as reason I am reaching you to help me move this funds out for investment in your country as my late mother advised me before she die. Please I do not know much well about your country and investment as well good knowledge to manage the big money. I will like you to scout for a valuable and lucrative business investment with good profit in your country, so that I can invest wisely with you. I have in mind to offer you 15% of the total sum of US $12.7 million dollars, and 5% for any expenses which you will make in course of this transaction, I will be very happy if you can be willing to help me Accomplish this plan as I have decided to invest this money with you in your country and resettle for this investment plan and my security for better future. all of these are what you will consider in your mind how faithfully you will be to me over this transaction, because this is the only inheritance that I inherit from my late percent in other to live with my younger sister who need medical attention, please this is an urgent letter, may God bless you as you will come into rescue me and my younger sister as your children. Anxiously waiting for your interesting reply!Best Regards.Austin Brendan.

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