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419 Scam

Named for section 419 of Nigerian law which makes confidence schemes illegal. This is a scam where someone pretends to be a wealthy foreigner who wants help moving a large amount of money overseas. Usually, the scammer requests bank account information to pay for fees supposedly incurred in the large-sum transfer. The large sum transfer never happens and the victim is taken for as much 'fee' money as possible.