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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: donn_rich@handbag.com
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 12:05:04 +0100
Subject: transfer

Sir/Madam,

I am in search of a reliable and trustworthy partner to assist us in
the
transfer of (USD45m) and subsequent investment of our share of the
funds
in properties.
You will be required to
(1) Assist in the transfer of the said sum ;
a;Providing a foreign account where the funds would be transfered into.
b;We shall present you as the benefactor to the contract sum as debt
obligation
owed to your company by PPMC, Ministry of petroleum Resources.
c;To act by correspondence with the Ministries responsible to the funds
approval and transfer,with guideline from us here.
(2) Advise us on lucrative areas for investment
(3) Assist us in purchase of properties.
If you decide to render your service to us in
this regard, 30% of the total sum of USD45m will be for you.

yours faithfully,
EngrTEDDY GARY
SEND RESPONSE WITH YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION:address,Telephone and fax
numbers TO MY PRIVATE Email;TEDDY_GARY@SIFY.COM
Your Telephone number is very important to enable call you to discuss
the details.

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