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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: frankeze3@apropo.ro
Date: 2 Sep 2005 03:54:45 -0000
Subject: THIS WE CAN DO


PETROLEUM TRUST FUND

CONTRACT AWARD DEPARTMENT.

GOOD DAY

I am Engr FRANK EZE,chairman contract award committee

for the petroleum special trust fund.

I know these letters will come to you as a surprise

since you do not know me in person please bear with

us.

we are in search for a reliable and honest partner

abroad that we can entrust with the sum of US$25million

(Twenty_ five MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY)These

funds originated from some contracts we executed

for the petroleum trust fund (PTF) Purpose for the

supply and installations of oil-pipeline to Port-Harcourt and Warri

Refineries.

This contract has been executed and full

payments have been made to the ontractors who executed these

contract leaving behind US$25 Million United state dollars an

Over-invoice/commission for we the committee members to benefit

In view of this, my colleagues have mandated me to look for a foreign

partner abroad

who will receive these fund on our behalf for mutual benefits hich means

that you

will provide us with any account of your choice we can lodge these fund

immediately.

DISBURSEMENT OF THE FUND IS AS FOLLOWS:

30% of the total sum will be your share for providing us an account

While 65% will be for me and my colleagues of the PTF 5% will be an

outstanding amount to settle any incurred expenses during he transfer of

fund by both

parties I will be visiting your country upon your

confirmation in receipt of fund n your nominated account to know you better

and

discuss investment or mportation of goods to African markets

WE ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS LEGAL AND 100% RISK FREE AS ALL

MODALITIES

HAVE BEEN PERFECTED BY US WITH OUR CONNECTION IN GOVERNMENT TO SEE THAT YOU

WILL NOT

HAVE ANY PROBLEM IN YOUR COUNTRY

What matters most is Honesty and Confidentiality of this transaction on your

side.

If this proposal do interests you, please do not hesitate to email me as a

matter of

urgency with your contact phone and fax numbers so that I can call you for

more

details for your understanding.



God bless you.

ENGR FRANK EZE


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