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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: "chiefemeka anyaoku" <formercommonwealthsecretary@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 13:44:41 +0000
Subject: FORMER SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE COMMON WEALTH OF NATIONS PLS GET BACK TO ME.

DEAR FRIEND,

COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON TO YOU AND BEST WISHES TO YOU AND YOUR
FAMILY.MY NAME IS CHIEF EMEKA ANYAOKU,FORMER SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE COMMON
WEALTH OF NATIONS AND A MEMBER OF THE UNITED NATIONS COMMITTE ON
RECONCILIATION AND ABROGATION OF OBNOXOUS DECREES.
WHEN I WAS STILL IN OFFICE,THE THEN MILITARY HEAD OF STATE OF NIGERIA,LATE
GENERAL SANI ABCHA,INVITED ME ON ONE OCCASION TO HELP HIM LAUNDER HIS
IMAGE FOR HIS SELF SUCCESSION BID,FROM MILITARY HEAD OF STATE TO CIVILIAN
PRESIDENT.THOUGH I REFUSED TO ASSIST HIM IN HIS BID,HE STILL WENT AHEAD AND
DEPOSITED THE SUM $75.5MUSD,IN A SECURITY COMPANY FOR ME,WHICH I REFUSED TO
TOUCH
TILL NOW.

THIS IS ALMOST 7 YEARS NOW AND THIS FUNDS HAS BEEN IN THIS SECURITY COMPANY.
NOW THERE IS AN URGENT CALL BY MY PEOPLE THE IGBO COMMUNITY IN NIGERIA,FOR
ME TO COME OUT AS THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA COME 2007,AND AFTER
LOOKING AT THEIR REQUEST I FEEL IT IS SOMETHING I SHOULD DO FOR THEM AND
THE REST OF THE WORLD,TO BRING NIGERIA BACK TO THE LIMELIGHT OF THE
INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITY.

CAMPAIGNS WILL START VERY SOON AND I NEED A LOT OF MONEY TO DO THIS
CAMPAIGNS.FOR
THIS REASON I HAVE DECIDED TO USE THIS MONEY KEPT BY OURLATE HEAD OF STATE
FOR
CAMPAIGNS,AND I WANT YOU TO COME IN AS BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUNDS.
THIS MEANS THAT YOU WILL NOW BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RECIEVING THIS MONEY AND
SENDING
BACK SOME OF IT AS THE NEED ARISES FOR THE CAMPAIGNS,AND YOU WILL NOW BE
KNOWN
OFFICIALLY AS THE MAN WHO SPONSORED MY CAMPAIGN,AND THAT WILL MEAN AS
SOON AS I BECOME PRESIDENT IN NIGERIA,BECAUSE I HAVE THE BACKING OF THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY,YOU CAN GET ANYTHING YOU WANT FROM NIGERIA.

THIS IS MY PROPOSAL FOR YOU,CONSIDER IT AND REVERT BACK TO ME.
THANKS FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COOPERATION,GET TO ME BY THIS
EMAIL:formercommonwealthsecretary@yahoo.com
YOURS SINCERELY,
EMEKA ANYAOKU.



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