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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: "ALBERT HERNANDEZ" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <albert.hernandez@consultant.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 22:30:11 -0700
Subject: IMPORTANT DETAILS.

Hello

INTRODUCTION: I am Mr. Albert Hernandez from Chile but based in United Kingdom, a front liner and an independent oil marketer for various governments.

TO THE ISSUE: I had an oil deal with some powerful politicians in government in the oil reach country in Angola and Russia, I was mandated by them to help market some oil blocs to foreign oil companies discretely to avoid publicity. In acquiring this venture I had successfully sold this oil blocs and funds disbursed into various account and a turn over profit of $USD 120.8million (One hundred and twenty million eight hundred thousand united states dollars) which is now lying dormant with the Apex bank in Spain, United Kingdom and France as all transaction was made via the Apex bank there . Now this funds cannot be directly acquired by me since this is a strict confidential deal and will definitely require a second party as a buyer of the products for this funds to be successfully moved abroad from the bank in to the would be beneficiary's account abroad.(Your Bank)

Now, with this opportunity, I seek your assistance to help me move this funds to your country, hence I cannot declare this turn over profits to myself, due to the confidentiality and politics attached to the transaction. However be rest assured that all modalities have been well taken care of for the smooth transfer of these funds to you if you accept to assist me.

WHAT YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO DO: You will stand in as one of my prospective foreign buyers who bought oil blocs from me and was resold to a local company for the funds to be deposited into their bank for onward transfer of the funds to you being the beneficiary to the said funds.

You have nothing to be worried about; hence all documents to give you the legal backing as the beneficiary of the said funds will be arranged.

In this deal, we share the funds equally, after the conclusion of the transaction, 50% for me and the other 50% for you for your assistance.

I look forward to your prompt response on return email so I that I can furnish you with more details on how we at to proceed.

Again I assure you, this is a clean slate business.

Regards


Albert

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