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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: Dele Thomas <delethomas1@mail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 11:17:41 +0400
Subject: Please Treat as Urgent


My Dear Friend

This proposal may come to you as a surprise considering the fact that we have not had any formal acquaintance before, but all the same I would want you to give this an immediate attention in view of the fact that the good name of my Boss and her possession is at stake now, and requires urgent intervention, from any kind hearted person.

My name is Mr. Dele Thomas. I am the personal assistant to the first lady of the federal republic of Nigeria, Mrs Stella Obasanjo the wife to Chief Olusengu Obasanjo(The Present President of Federal Republic of Nigeria). who died at the early hours of 23rd Oct 2005, in Spain after a brief illness.

As the personal assistant, I have been privy to some vital information's about her finances and secret deposit in an offshore account, with some private finance security company in Europe, and the UK, but that is the least of my Boss reserved, as the wife of the president of Nigeria, there are limit to the amount she can have in our bank here in Nigeria, So most of her money are kept personally in private vaults, out here in my country Nigeria and the UK.

Please l am contacting you for Urgent and Confidential business. Before my Boss departed for Europe on a medical trip, she left with me in confidence a consignment, and stated that i keep it safe and secure till her return. But after receiving the news about her death, I decided to see what the content was, You cannot believe what i saw. It contains well over $20,000,000.00 (TWENTY MILLION US DOLLARS).

All I required is your honest co-operation to enable me move this money out of my country, cause as the personal assistant to the late wife of the president, all eye will be on me from the country's Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). As there has been speculations relating to the corrupt practices of my Boss and her colleagues, in office.

Subject to your satisfaction and willingness to assist in this venture, I am prepare to give you at least 30% of the money, as compensation for your support. Contact me urgently if you are interested for further details, through my private mail box below, as all correspondence should be by mail now for security reasons.

Please treat as secret and confidential.

Kind Regards.

Mr. Dele Thomas.
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