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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. Charlie .Goodman" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <charlie.j.goodmand@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2018 05:55:34 +0100
Subject: From Mr. Charlie Goodman

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Dear Sir/Madam.

Compliments of the day. My name is Mr. Charlie Goodman and I working at the Lloyd Bank Plc. Pardon my intrusion, but I am writing because I have a business proposal that will be of mutual benefit to both of us.

In the past three years I have observed a fixed deposit account of one of our high value clients who happens to have passed away about four years ago due to illness. This account have been dormant for so long that I began investigating to find out if the deceased have any relatives whom can come forward for the claim, only to find out that he had no known relatives and did not prepare any testament to this account.

The purpose of writing you this confidential message is to ask for your partnership in recovering the content of this account which is about 21 Million British Pounds.

For you information, I have done all the paper work that will enable the bank pay out this funds but I need a partner whom will receive the funds as the next of kin to the deceased.

If you are interested please, write me back with your full names, address and direct contact telephone number to this email address: charliejgoodman@outlook.com

Thanks you for your understanding.

Mr. Charlie J. Goodman

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