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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: "." <info@echo.dtop.gov.pr>
Reply-To: <miguarto111@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2017 20:45:02 -0500
Subject: It's from Miguel


Arturo Miguel,
2345 Frensburg Heights
Germiston, Johannesburg,
South Africa,

Dear Sir,

As stated above, my names are Arturo Miguel. I am 35 years of age, and a stepson of the Angolan warlord and
rebel leader, Dr. Jonas Savimbi. We are presently living in South Africa, on a political asylum status.

Please, before you discard this mail, please give me the benefit of the doubt in making you see that as much as I know that these kind of mail has been spreading around, our own case is a truly genuine one; and as a matter of fact and of course, you should give this one some attention.

My mother, who is now 65 years old, and presently indisposed due to illness, and I, are interested in relocating ourselves, and venturing all of our funds, totaling USD$26 million (Twenty Six Million American dollars) in
your line of business, and any other profitable venture and under your auspices. All funds having being accrued from the sales of precious stones.

You are to take home a 15%[negotiable] commission of the gross for all your anticipated assistance. But first we will need to know you more, and also we would need to move the funds and of course ourselves out of this place as soon as we can possibly arrange that to be.

The modalities for the eventual transfer have been carefully worked out by my mother and me. You are to participate in this project as our foreign partner in the scheme of arrangement. A standard Joint Venture Agreement is already in place, and would be supplied to you, for your perusal and endorsement, once we receive your detailed profile.

My mother personally requested that I send this mail to you. If this proposal should be of interest to you, kindly signify your interest by replying via email reply or through my email address: miguarto1111@gmail.com for a more detailed insight.

Kindest regards,
Arturo Miguel.

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