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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: Shazib <wwwsh@gaea.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: bhcinusa@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2018 07:50:15 +0900 (JST)
Subject: SUPPLY~DEPOSIT~CLAIM

Dear,

It's my pleasure to write you. I'm delighted to present to you this wonderful supply and business opportunity which will be of mutual benefit to us. My client was a commodity supplier to Captains of industry in Europe and America, unfortunately we lost him. Even-though gone, his business windows remain open and opportunities are sure for you to come in to replace him.

He had no relatives known to us as he lived a better part of his life in Europe. I am the manager of his account where his business cash flow runs. Since his death, his account running over $4,300,000 remains untouched.

The source of this deposit can be traced to supplies and business chain. However, there are goods worth over $310,000 which he didn't supply till his demise. We have reached out for his relatives to come forth but nobody has laid claim to his business empire. All his customers are worried, also the bank is at the verge of confiscating his account together with the funds in it since no one has come for claim, and this is where you come in. I want to present you to our bank as his relative and partner in business.

Also, i shall introduce you to his market network so that you can take up the supplies and businesses. After due verification, the bank shall release his money to you from his account which is already dormant in the
bank. Once this is achieved, i will then link you to his big clients to assume supply contracts in his stead. As for me, for every income earned from the supplies, i ask to be apportioned 40% of the net profit. In the same vein, when the bank releases the $4,300,000 to you, i will be entitled to 40% also. If you have any question regarding this, feel free
to ask and i wont hesitate to provide answers accordingly. I assure you that legal steps will be taken to ensure legitimacy in claim. Let me know what you think. I await your response.

Best regards,
Shazib.

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