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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: "Mr. Schneider Gunter" <info@usa.net>
Reply-To: schneider.gunter1000@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2016 02:30:48 -0800
Subject: YOUR UNPAID INHERITANCE FINALLY READY



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PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS,

This is Mr. Schneider gunter. I am writing with utmost Confidentiality
and trust confides in you; I wish to hint you briefly of my Biography,
so that we can both be familiar with each other. I am the Acting
Director of Operations with the German International Finance Group AG
Organization with principal Assurance operation which merges direct
services with the UBS Bank. That is if you have better idea about this.
I am getting in touch with you regarding the Investment of Mr. Ahmed
Abdullah Al Amoudi, an investment BONDED FUNDS worth close to 500
Million USD placed under our management ten years ago. I would
respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail
confidential and respect the integrity of the information you come by as
a result of this mail.

I contact you independently and no one in my Office is informed of this
communication. In 2000, the subject matter; Amoudi came to our
management to engage in business discussions with our Private banking
division. He informed us that he had a financial portfolio of 500
Million United States dollars, which he wished to have us invest on his
behalf. As I write to you presently, the Bonded Funds has generated
close to 1,155,724,369.25 USD. Take your time to calculate the figure
but I am sure its equivalent is huge on daily conversion remains
UNCLAIMED.

Based on my advice, we spun the money around various opportunities and
made attractive margins for our first months of operation, the accrued
profit and interest stood at this point at over 850Million USD. In mid
2008, already kept BONDED with a Financial Institute I shall disclose to
you as we move on with this scenario. I am still skeptical about whom I
indulge this transaction with. I am presently in the USA now residing.

What I propose is that since I have exclusive access to his file, you
will be made the beneficiary of these funds (850million USD) Our
affiliate Financial Firm will contact you as the Bona-fide Beneficiary
of the BONDED FUNDS to Mr. Ahmed Abdullah Al Amoudi who was then an Oil
Merchant of high repute in Kuwait, Dubai, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Qatar,
USA, Russia. On verification, which will be the details I make available
to the Financial Firm and the Transferring Bank, prior instruction to
make the Funds Transfer Payment in your favor. You do not have to have
known him. I know this might be a bit heavy for you but please trust me
on this. For all your engagement and commitments, I propose that we
split the money equally and jointly invest it on any lucrative
investment as soon as the transaction is successful. In the Financial
World of today this happens every time. The other option is that the
money will revert back to the state.

Nobody is getting hurt; this is a lifetime opportunity for us. I hold
the KEY to these BONDED FUNDS and as soon as all necessary arrangement
is done. It will be liquidity and transferred into your nominated Bank
Account of your Choice. As a Financial Expert, we see so much cash and
funds being re-assigned daily. I would want us to keep communication for
now strictly by the email.

Please, again, note I am a family man; I have a wife and children. I
send you this mail not without a measure of fear as to the consequences,
but I know within me that nothing Ventured is nothing gained" and that
success and riches never come easy or on a platter of gold. This is the
one truth I have learned from my private clients. Do not betray my
confidence. If we can be of one accord, we should act swiftly on this.

Please pardon my writing if in any way you pick offense. I await your
immediate response indicating your interest ASAP. You can also contact
me through my email address:

Sincerely
Mr. Schneider Gunter

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