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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Head of Accounting Audit Department." <danielfonzi@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2017 06:00:22 -0300
Subject: Get Back to Me for more details




Thank you very much for your urgent response to me

I am Mr. Daniel Fonzi the Head of Accounting Audit Department here in ING
bank Belgium.

In my department here in ING bank, I discovered a sum of €27.77 Million in
an account that belongs to one of our foreign deceased customers, a
Billionaire Business Mogul Late Mr.Moises Saba Masri, a Jew from Mexico
who was a victim of a helicopter crash since 2010 which resulting to his
death and two of his family members.

You can see more information about Saba Masri Mr.Moises unfortunate end
accident on the website-link below.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3832556,00.html

Now our bank has been waiting for any of the relatives to come forth for
the claim but nobody has done that since 2010. I personally have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives,Which the Board of Directors are
planning to share this funds among them-self. Which i have good heart to
use this funds to help the poor and the motherless home. I seek your
consent as my foreign business partner in this transaction to present you
as the next of kin/Beneficiary to the deceased, so that the funds of this
account valued at €27.77 Million can be paid to your local bank account in
your country. Also this transaction is 100% free risk, because i have all
the legal document with me to make this transaction possible, and the
funds we be share 50/50

I want to use part of my funds to help orphanage and motherless child home
And i don't know about you.

I urge you to please provide me the following few information about you,
as we have few days to run this deal through.

Your Full Names And Address,
Telephone number

I will furnish you with more information on how to get this transaction
done hence you comply with me.

Best Regard
Daniel Fonzi

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