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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: "Mr. Michael e. Dino" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <michaeldino@accountant.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 14:48:58 -0200
Subject: Proposal For Consideration

Hello Friend

Having gone through your online profile that prove you a trust worthy and honest person I decided to send you my proposal. Note, I have genuine intention and absolute sincerity of purpose and I want you to absorb this fact profoundly. With you years of experience on your business field I must confess that you are very competent and capable to handle this deal. I appreciate your courageous disposition as mentioned and I will like you to exercise this courageous faith in this unique transaction we are engaging in.

My name is Mr. Michael Dino, I am a banker, I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us, as the Branch, it is my duty to send in a Financial Report to my head office at the end of each year. In the course of the last year 2017 end of the year report, I discovered that my branch in which I am ask to Manage made excess profit of US$10.550 million which my head office are not aware of and will never be aware of. I have since placed this fund in a SUNDRY ACCOUNT. As an officer of the bank I cannot be directly linked to this money, so this informed my contacting you for us to work together so that you can assist me and receive this fund into your bank account in your country for us to SHARE.I am offering you 30% of the total fund, while you keep 70% for me in your bank account till I join you in your country for the sharing/investment of my own share of the funds or better still we can go into a joint partnership venture.

Note, If you accept to cooperate with me in this deal It is strictly your decision as a Trustee, Investment Partner and Manager to choose the investment(s) hence I am NOT in your country and I do NOT know the laws relating to investments or the different expected rate of return. However, be informed that the sole aim of this transaction is to legalize, secure the fund and NOT definitely huge profit as high risk investments usually attract higher (profit )and vise versa. Also, I DO NOT want be link whatsoever between myself and the investment(s) because of my position so we MUST transact confidentially. Hope you understand?

In view, all participants have their Roles and Rewards. The initial 30% mapped out for you after the fund arrives your account while the profit on the investment is at 50/50 ratio.

I will have further detail for you upon hearing from you therefore If you are prepared to work to invest this money, contact me immediately for more details.

Mr. Michael E. Dino

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