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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: David Smith <financedepartment@david-smith.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 13:20:24 -0700
Subject:

INTERNAL MEMO


Dear Sir/Madam
I am David Smith Operation Manager, I seize this opportunity to extend
my Unalloyed compliments of the compliments of the end of the year
season and you are and your family hoping that this end of the year
will bring more joy and happiness, prosperity into your household.
I am certain that by the time to read this letter Might have already
gone back to my country United Kingdom when I visited South Africa
during the
last two Months and during my stay I used the opportunity to send you
this letter believing that it will reach you in good State.
As I told you earlier am operation Manager Finance security company in London
I wish to Inform you that there was a deposit made by Former a
Prominent Politician from Venezuela{HUGO CHAVEZ] he deposited this
funds as precious metal {JEWELRIES}But
Inside it is VENEZUELA BOLIVIA CURRENCY,{VS} He died 2013 in Caracas
his home Town,none of the children is aware of this deposit except my
department ,HUGO CHAVEZ RAFAEL
FAIRS, is was a Venezuelan President from the year 1999-2011,April to 2013.
All i want to let you know is a fact I need someone who is reliable
and can be able to claim the funds.I Will assist you fully to make
sure that this deposit gets to you
without hitches.
About the only Procedures to claim this deposit is getting the
appropriate application to my office,I will make you he sole
beneficiary of depositors in which you are to claim
the funds and possibly we ship or transfer the consignment to any off
shore accounts and lodge the funding a bank account in your own name.
The Total Amount is at the tune of 450 MILLION VENEZUELAN BOLIVAR,
which is an equivalent of {SIXTY MILLION ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY SIX
THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED DIR HAMS, DUBAI CURRENCY}
We can covert the the funds to $Us DOLLARS, The rate of the rate of
45,000, forty five thousand dollars for every 1 MILLION BOLIVAR is an
equivalent of ,ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY FIVE THOUSAND
DIR HAMS{ US18,000,000, {EIGHTEEN MILLION DOLLARS EQUIVALENT} as at
the parallel market, therefore am seeking fora reliable fellow t]at
will lay the human sole as the sole next of kin to this funds which is
in the amount of {Four Hundred millions Bolivar
I have also discovered that if I don't move out this deposits
urgently, it would be forfeited to the Government as an unclaimed
Treasury and deposit.
Please respond Immediately via my personal email address:
davidsmithgoodluck83@gmail.com
I will use my position and influence to effect the legal approval and
onward movement/ transfer of the funds into a safe Heaven or Tax free
zone from the appropriate Authorities, you will hence forth stand
to get 35% of the funds while 60% goes to me and my family,5% shall be
set aside for miscellaneous expenses that might Incur during the
process of the transfer.
I will furnish you with further details from Inception to finish upon
your swift response. Please be informed that confidentiality of this
transactions is of Utmost Importance.




Yours Truly
David Smith

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