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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: Tony <tnfisher75211@posta.ro>
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 02:50:13 -0700
Subject: I wait for response

Good Day, My name is Tony Fisher, I am Manager Finance, International Finance Corporation in Hamburg (Germany), I am contacting you in respect of my late client fund valued Nine Million, Two Hundred Thousand US Dollars (US$9.200,000.00) deposited with a bank here in Hamburg (Germany). He died without any next of kin in case of eventuality and now the paying institution has mandated me that I present the next of kin to this funds from now till second week of June 2019 after which the Germany government will confiscate it. Due to the fact you have a similar last name with him and With the papers in my possession, I will make you the sole beneficiary to this payment by submitting your credentials to the bank as the next of kin after which you and I will share it equally among ourselves. You will be entitled to 50 %; 50 % for me, I am open to have a good business relationship with you. Write me back if you think we can work out this transaction, I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. You should be rest assured that this is 100% risk-free also free from any breach of the law, please always send me email via: tfisher7533032@gmail.com / tfisher71501@europamel.net Yours Sincerely Tony Fisher (FCPA, FCA CPA, CA) ING-DiBa AG Theodor-Heuss-Allee 2 60486 Frankfurt am Main Germany Phone: 49-06101 603-259

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