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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: Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal<<>>
Reply-To: fundtransferdept1@accountant.com
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2017 21:01:32 +0530
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU?


Attention Dear, My name is Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, A philanthropist, the=
CEO and Chairman of alwaleed philanthropies a Charitable Foundation, one o=
f the largest private foundations in the world. I am also the Chairman of K=
ingdom Holding Company which investments ranges from luxury hotels, includi=
ng The Four Seasons Savoy Hotel in London, and media, such as News Corp and=
Time Warner. I believe strongly in=91giving while living=92 I had one idea=
that never changed in my mind, that you should use your wealth to help peo=
ple and i have decided to donate $32bn to randomly selected individuals wor=
ldwide each person receiving {$1,500,000.00} One Million Five Hundred Thous=
and United Dollars, I am making this donation in order to build a better wo=
rld of tolerance, acceptance, equality and opportunity for all and also I w=
ished to contribute to the elimination of poverty and famine, and to suppor=
t development, health and education in the most deprived communities. The b=
eneficiaries will spend the money on developing communities, providing disa=
ster relief and supporting women and young people in there community. On re=
ceipt of this email, you should count yourself as the lucky individual. You=
r email address was chosen online while searching at random. Visit the web =
page to know more about me or Google my name : http://www.forbes.com/pictur=
es/mmd45lhh/kingdom-holding-company-prince-alwaleed-3/ I will like to re-as=
sure you of the legitimacy of this offer as i will not be involved in any f=
raudulent act and will never be, that is the reason i request you to open m=
y page link on my first mail. Please use the money wisely, i only want to f=
eel good by helping people this time of the year, this is the only thing th=
at makes my able family happy all the time, i will advise you as the prospe=
ctive lucky person to be calm not to loose this great opportunity which mil=
lions of people are trying to entangled but the chances just couldn't come =
for them because a lot of people are out there to discourage them as they d=
on't know how it works, and have never seen such before. Kindly get back to=
me at your earliest convenience with the following details so I will know =
your email address is valid. Ms. Sabeena Mishra Chief Accounting Officer Re=
serve Bank of India Department foreign transfer E-mail (fundtransferdept1@a=
ccountant.com) Do make sure you provide the complete information below so i=
forward it to my selected payout bank at Reserve Bank of India for disburs=
ement. Your Full name______ Your Address_______ Your Country_____ Your Occu=
pation_______ Your Age________ Your Sex_______ Your Phone number___ IMPORTA=
NT ADVISE: DO NOT ATTEND TO ANY OTHER PERSON IN RESPECT OF YOUR FUNDS TO AV=
OID IMPERSONATION OR DIVERSION SO BE WARNED, AND ANY MAIL YOU RECEIVE WITHO=
UT THIS CODE KINDLY IGNORE AND DISREGARDS IT, ALSO DO FORWARD IT TO ME FOR =
SECURITY PURPOSE.(FG/AHG/XGG/004) I WILL BE TRAVELING TO JAPAN FOR MEDICAL =
TREATMENT BECAUSE I HAVE EYES AND NECK PROBLEM . DO FOLLOW THE RESERVE BANK=
OF INDIA INSTRUCTION TO ENABLE YOU RECEIVE YOUR $1.5 MILLION USD. Warmest =
Regards, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal An Saudi Arabia businessman, A philanthr=
opist & former politician. Note: If you mistakenly receive this message in =
your spam or junk folder, this might be caused by a network or server probl=
em.

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