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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: BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY <support@loseweightfasthypnotherapycanberra.com.au>
Reply-To: andrewmartins812@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:05:56 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear Friend!!

I wish to introduce myself to you, I am Dr. Andrew Martin, a British Citizen, also a staff of an offshore bank (The Zenith Bank UK) London office. I am the head of the Audit Department.

I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business proposal which I believe will profit the both of us after completion. I contacted you after a careful thought that you might be
capable of handling this business transaction, which I will explain below.

The sum of $7,800,000.00 Dollar (Seven million eight Hundred Thousand Dollar) is floating unclaimed in my bank as all efforts to get across to the relatives of our client who deposited the money
have hit the stones. There is this client Mr. Roger Ian Wright a US businessman, founder of Sao Paulo-based investment company. On the 22nd of May 2017,Mr.Roger Ian Wright, his wife and his
two children all died in a King Air B350 plane crash at the seaside resort town of Trancoso, in the state of Bahia. All attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. My position here
at my office requires me to investigate and provide the Next of Kin, I therefore made further investigations and discovered that Mr. Roger Ian Wright did not declare any next of kin or relation in all his
official documents, including his bank deposit paperwork in my bank. According to the British Law the money will be reverted to the ownership of the British government after 13 years if nobody applies to claim
the fund. To prevent this from happening I have decided to seek your assistance to have you stand as his next of kin so that the said fund ($7,800,000.00USD Dollars), would be released in your name as the next
of kin and paid into your account.

All documents and proof that will have you claim this fund without stress will be forwarded to you upon your response to this mail. I intend to share it 50% for you while 50% for me. I shall send you
the details and necessary procedures with which to make the transfer to your bank account. Should you be interested? Please send me your details to andrewmartins812@yahoo.com

1. Full names

2. Private phone number

3. Current residential address

4. Occupation

5. Age & Sex.

Reach me via my email ID: andrewmartins812@yahoo.com

Your immediate response will be appreciated!!

Kind Regards,
Dr.Andrew Martin.


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