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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: "George Lucas, CFA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <georgelucas.cfa@csegh.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2017 21:10:44 -0000
Subject: Business Consultation

Dear Sir,
My name is George Lucas, I received your details from a recent leading international business consultant round-table engagement.
 
Five years ago I stood for one of my client a private business consultant in the Oil & Gas Industry, who bided for a contract to supply Aviation Gadgets to the Ministry of Transport - Government of Ghana ( Ghana Civil Aviation Authority ).
 
The contract was executed and the total amount involved was $19.5 Million USD. Part of this money ($10 Million) has been paid to my Late client and ever since i have been negotiating the release of the balance of $ 9.5 Million USD which is now ready for payment but unfortunately met his untimely death due to some heart related illness on the 22nd of November 2012.
The Ministry need someone who I can recommend as a Relative or Business Associate in order to release this fund’s.  I also found out that my late client has AU Metal (Gold) of 710 kilos deposited in a Security company.
 
I seek your indulgence to help stand as an investor/trustee/business associate to my late client, in order to release this fund’s and Gold to you.  Upon successful completion of the release of fund’s and Gold to you, you shall have 40% while 60% goes to me.
 
To this end, I seek to know the possibility of going into partnership discussion with you and should you be interested to engage kindly revert to me for a more detailed discussion on the aforementioned proposal, I would be happy to do so in whatever medium you find much more appropriate for this engagement.
 
I look forward to your favorable response.
Yours sincerely,
George Lucas, CFA
Senior Equity Analyst

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