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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: "Santiago Diego Nicholas" <info@mail.com>
Reply-To: sndd1@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2018 15:53:37 -0800
Subject: Kindly reply!!! 106

Greetings,

My name is Santiago Diego Nicholas, I am a citizen of Spain and Board
Members Tethys Petroleum a multi-national oil corporation operating
from London-England, UK. Attached is my passport ID and my photo here
at the sick bed to help explain my plights, I am seeking your
assistance to retrieve the sum of ($40,000.000) Forty Million Dollars
consisting of two consignment boxes.

This money was accompanied by a diplomat to the U.S.A for charity
project, my reason for this is because I have been diagnosed with
esophageal cancer. It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and
right now I have only about a few months to live. I am very rich, but
was never generous; I have given most of my assets to my immediate
family members.

Each of the boxes contains $20M and for your help I am ready to
release 30% to you, for security reasons the consignment was
registered to be CONFIDENTIAL DIPLOMATIC DOCUMENTS and I can explain
why it was declared so. Bear in mind that the diplomat is not aware of
the content of the consignment, it has been there for the past few months
while I intend to look for a reliable partner.

I have decided to give alms to charity organizations. I cannot do this
myself anymore because of my health. I once asked members of my family
to give some money to charity organizations, they refused and kept the
money, I will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatch it
to charity organizations.

Kindly reply to me: sndd1@outlook.com for more details.

Best regards,

Santiago Diego Nicholas
#1 Queen Elizbeth suare Pa,
Westminster,
London SW1E 6DY, UK

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