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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: =?utf-8?Q?John=20Park?= <dprasad@financier.com>
Date: Tue, 9 May 2017 18:29:59 +0000
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?I=20have=20emailed=20you=20earlier=2c=20please=20respond=20urgently?=

Good day, Hope all is well with you and your family. I am Barrister.John Park, a banker, financial broker and intermediary from Banco Santander, S.A United Kingdom with Strategic alliances with UK and USA, based Investment Bankers, private investment groups and Private Investors; I am seeking your co-operation to present you to my bank head office as the official partner to Dr. George Brumley our late customer who was a well-known philanthropists to many charitable causes worldwide. Before he died in 2003, he made a deposit to the tune of £6 Million Great British Pounds Sterling (Six Million Great British Pounds) which he intended to donate to charitable causes in Africa. His intentions were clearly stated in the documents he issued to our Bank and the documents are still intact. Dr. George Brumley, was a retired American physician based in Atlanta. He was involved in an air crash along with his wife and only daughter. Other family members who could have claim this fund also died along with h im - you can confirm from the link below: http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html No other person knows about the details and vital documents of this account. My intention is to use my influence to inscribe your name and information in the documents as the official partner to Dr. George Brumley appointed to continue his charitable causes worldwide. So, if you are interested, forward to me your Full Name, Contact Address, Occupation, Country of Origin and your private Telephone and Fax Number so that I can give you more details regarding the deal. Write me back if you think we can work out this transaction. I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. You should be rest assured that this is 100% risk-free also free from any breach of the law, you can reach me directly on this Direct Number: +44 7937025283 or my email address: parkjohn.sb@qq.com Best regards, Barrister. John Park/ BCom, CA, MA (Hons) and Ph D Personal Attorney/Sole Executor/ Auditing and Accounting Department Banco Santander, S.A (Santander Private Banking). United Kingdom Tel: +44 7937025283 ------------------------------------------ Disclaimer: This message transmitted with it are confidential and privileged. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete this message from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, copy or disclosure of this e-mail is strictly prohibited.

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