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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: "HELLO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fredrick_bernard49@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 14:14:37 -0700
Subject: HELLO GOOD DAY'

Hello Good Day'

I write to you based on a request by an investor who is in urgent needs to relocate his assets into your country through your assistance. My name is Mr. Fred Bernard, an attorney/investment advisers here in Tanzania. I am representing the interests of very wealthy investors mainly from East and North Africa. Due to the sensitivity of their position they hold in their organization and the unstable investment environment of their countries, they prefer to channel/move majority of their funds into more stable economies and developing nations where they can get good yield for their assets and its safety.

This reserved group of individuals, whom our firm personally holding there asset instructed and approached us with a mandate to seek for a firm or an individual such as yourself who has the experience and capacity to receive their assets and re-invest it into a good lucrative investment. They will be interested to seeking means of expanding and relocating his business
interest in the following sectors: Banking/Finance, Real estate, Stock ,Resort/hospitality industry , Mining, Transportation, Health Sector and Farming, Airline, Shipping, Oil and Gas, Energy Projects and so on or any sector you may recommend will be considered.

I have been given the full authority to negotiate with you on the working Terms, as long as you can demonstrate that you have the capacity to handle the project. I can be reached on phone, but will like to keep the number discrete for now, until when I read from you. Kindly reply back with your private email.

Please treat as urgent.

Best Regards,

Fredrick Bernard
Personal representative
fredrick_bernard49@yahoo.co.jp

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