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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: "edward smith" <smith-edwardall9@lycos.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 04:24:11 -0500
Subject: Good Day

FROM THE DESK:
DR. EDWARD SMITH
CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER

ATTENTION:

I AM DR.EDWARD SMITH THE CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER OF A BANK.THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF OUR BANK THIS YEAR IS OVER($48,000,000.00 (Fourty Eight million US DOLLARS) AND THE CURRENT ASSETS OF OUR BANK IS RELATIVELY LIQUID RESOURCES.

THIS CATEGORIES INCLUDES CASH,INVESTMENTS IN MARKETABLE SECURITIES, RECEIVABLE,INVENTORIES AND PREPAID EXPENSES. IN RECENT YEARS THE
ANNAUL REVENUE OF OUR BANK HAS EXCEEDED TO US$100,000,000 (ONE HUNDRED MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) AND MY RESPONSIBITY IS FOR ME TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE MONETARY INTERNAL CONTROL,CONTROLLING THE BANK CASH POSITION, BUDGETTING AND FOR THE PREPARATION OF ACCOUNTING RECORDS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

THE NUMBER OF CAPITAL SHARES WHICH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE YEAR 2003 IS UNDER MY JURISDICTION IS US$300,000 AND THE OUTSTANDING SHARE THAT IS PRESENTLY UNDER MY CONTROL AND SUPERVISION IS
US$2,000,000,000.00 (TWO BILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS).
WE ARE IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF THE YEAR 2004 AND I NEED A RELIABLE
FOREIGN PARTNER THAT WILL ASSIST ME TO TRANSFER THIS FUND INTO HIS CHOSEN ACCOUNT FOR SAFE KEEPING.
I HAVE MANAGERIAL CONECTION TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MONEY IS TRANSFERED INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WITHIN 14 BANKING DAYS.
ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
1. THE NAME OF YOUR BANK
2. THE BANK ADDRESS
3. THE BANK ACCOUNT
4. THE BANK ROUTING/SWIFT CODE
5. THE BANK BENEFICIARY
6. YOUR COMPANY NAME

WITH THE ABOVE INFORMATION, I WILL GET AN APPROVAL THAT WILL HELP TO MAKE THE PAYMENT OF US$23,MILLION US DOLLARS INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT AND THIS WILL ONLY TAKE US 14 BANKING WORKING DAYS TO EXECUTIVE THIS FINANCIAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION THAT WILL BENEFIT BOTH PARTIES. WE HAVE AGREED TO GIVE OUT 25% OF THE TOTAL SUM TO YOU AS A COMPENSATION FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.

PLEASE, WE MUST ALWAYS MAINTAIN ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITIES OF THIS TRANSACTION AT ALL LEVELS. ALSO SEND YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR MORE ADEQUATE COMMUNICATION.

I WILL BE EXPECTING YOUR REPLY.

YOURS TRULY,
DR. EDWARD SMITH

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