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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: "bello mayaki" <bemayak_44@msn.com>
Reply-To: mmayaki@lawyersmail.com
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 14:13:40 +0000
Subject: MUTAL FUND ASSISTANCE

MALLAM CHAMBERS & ASSOCIATES
LLB.(HONS)BL.
114, IJEBU STREET,
LAGOS STATE,
NIGERIA.


DEAR SIR,



MY NAME IS BARRISTER BELLO MAYAKI, I AM A PRIVATE ATTORNEY
AND I HAVE A CLIENT WHO IS INTERESTED IN INVESTING SOME
GOOD MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY UNDER YOUR CARE.
MY CLIENT IS A VERY IMPORTANT AND PROMINENT PERSON WHO HAS
MANDATED ME TO CONTACT YOU OR YOUR COMPANY FOR A VERY
IMPORTANT BUSINESS TRANSACTION. MY CLIENT IS BY NAME MRS.
MARIAM ABACHA AND SHE IS THE WIFE OF A LATE MILITARY HEAD
OF STATE IN MY COUNTRY.

HER HUSBAND LATE GENERAL SANNI ABACHA MADE A LOT OF MONEY
THROUGH OIL PROCEEDS DURING HIS TENURE IN OFFICE. INFACT,
IT WAS DISCOVERED AFTER HIS DEATH THAT HE WAS WORTH WELL
OVER $4.5 BILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS AND SOME OF THIS
MONEY WAS RETRIEVED AFTER HE DIED WHILE SOME WAS RECOVERED
FROM OFFICIALS THAT SERVED UNDER HIM DURING HIS REIGN AS
PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA.


THE TRUTH OF THIS CASE IS THAT MY CLIENT DESPITE THE
PROBLEM SHE IS GOING THROUGH NOW, SHE STILL HAS A LOT OF
MONEY IN HER POSSESSION. WHICH SHE INTENDS TO INVEST
OUTSIDE OUR COUNTRY. WHAT MY CLIENT NEEDS FROM YOU NOW IS
A RELIABLE ACCOUNT WHERE SHE CAN TRANSFER SOME MONEY BUT
MIND YOU, ALL THE MONEY IN HER POSSESSION CAN NOT LEAVE AT
ONCE BECAUSE SHE NEEDS TO BUILD CONFIDENCE AND TRUST
IN SOMEONE WHO WOULD NOT EXPOSE HER PLAN TO REMIT AND
POSSIBLY INVEST IN YOUR COMPANY. SO SHE HAS AGREED THAT I
SHOULD MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR THE TRANSFER OF $45.5 MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS AND YOU ARE FREE TO NEGOTIATE YOUR
MODE OF COMPENSATION EVEN IF SHE INTENDS TO INVEST THE
MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY.


PLEASE, DO NOT HESITATE TO INDICATE YOUR VIEW OF THIS
REQUEST BY CONTACTING ME IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS
MAIL, SO THAT THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE FOR
YOU TO CLAIM THE MONEY IMMEDIATELY FROM WERE IT WAS DEPOSITED.
DUE TO THE PRESENT SITUATION OF MY CLIENT, I WOULD BE
HAPPY IF THIS REQUEST CAN BE KEPT A SECRET. I WOULD ALSO
WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVED.

I HOPE MY CLIENT WOULD BE HAPPY INVESTING WITH YOU.
PLEASE KINDLY SEND DOWN YOUR REPLY THROUGH MY PRIVATE
EMAIL:mmayaki@lawyersmail.com


DO NOT FORGET TO SEND YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS WHEN
REPLYING.

THANKS,

BARRISTER BELLO MAYAKI(ESQ).


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