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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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This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Stanley Morgan" <wangsheng@beifabook.com>
Reply-To: <mr.sm2016@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2016 12:06:32 -0500
Subject: From Mr. Stanley Morgan !!! ..Contact me immediately.

Dear Friend,
My name is Mr. Stanley Morgan, Currently working as an accountant with the
West Merchant Bank Ltd. I take liberty to forward to you this proposal which
shall be of immense benefit to you. In March 2009 to be precise an Oil
contractor deposited the sum of US$25.6 Million with our bank for fixed
deposit, with a maturity date of 30th September 2010.
The depositor unfortunately died 2 months before the maturity date and till
date we are still expecting his relatives that will claim the fund. In view
of this, I conducted a private investigation and discovered that the late
depositor did not have a surviving relative or traceable relative as he did
not state it in the fix deposit documentation.
Considering the fact that the depositor has no traceable relative who will
eventually apply for the claim, I decided to contact you because the
depositor shares the same SURNAME with you, so that you can apply for claim
"WITH MY ASSISTANCE" you will take custody of the funds for our mutual
benefit.
For your commission/compensation, in this project you will take 40% of the
total amount. Please be advised that all financial regulations/laws shall be
strictly adhered for the successful completion of this transaction.
Kindly contact me by email for further information should you be interested
regardless of the day and time, I will get back to you immediately.
Regards,
Mr. Stanley Morgan

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