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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: "drvin baba" <drvinbaba10@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 11:31:19 +0000
Subject: HELLO MY FRIEND!!!!


GOOD DAY.
 
I know that this message will come to you as a
surprise since we dont know each other before, but for
purpose of introduction, I am DR VIN BABA,The Director
of Globeone Finance and Sercurity Bank Ltd.
 
There is an account opened in this bank in 1980 and
since 1990 nobody has operated on this account
again.After going through some old files in the
records, I discovered that if I do not remit this
money out urgently it would be forfeited for
nothing.The owner of this account is SMITH B.ALLEN, a
foreigner, and a miner at Kruger gold co., a geologist
by profession and he died since 1990. No other person
knows about this account or any thing concernin it.
 
The account has no other beneficiary and my
investigation proved to me as well that his company
does not know anything about this account and the
amount involved is (USD$3 M)Three Million United
States dollars.
 
I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this
money cannot be approved to a local bank here, but can
only be approved to any foreign account because the
money is in united state dollars and the former owner
of the account is SMITH B.ALLEN is a foreigner too.
 
I know that this message will come to you as a
surprise as we don't know ourselves before. We will
sign an agreement, but be sure that it is real and a
genuine business.
 
I am contacting you because of the need to involve a
foreigner with foreign account and foreign
beneficiary. I need your full co-operation to make
this work fine because the management is ready to
approve this payment to any foreigner, who has correct
information of this account, which I will give to you
later. If you are able and willing to handle such
amount in strict confidence and trust according to my
instructions and advice for our mutual benefit because
this opportunity will never come again in my life.
 
I need a truthful person in this business because I
don't want to make mistake, I need your strong
assurance,trust and confidence indeed.With my position
now in the office I can transfer this money to any
foreigner's reliable account, which you can provide
with assurance that this money will be intact pending
my physical arrival in your country for sharing. I
will destroy all documents of transaction immediately
we receive this money leaving no trace to any place.
You can also come to discuss with me face to face in
your country after the money is transfer to your
account.
 
I will apply for annual leave to get visa immediately
I hear from you that you have receive this fund in
your account and travel down to your country, and
please i want you to look for a good investment so i
can invest this fund cos after this transaction, i
will retire in this business and to down to your
country to live with my family.And I want to inform
you that this fund will surely gets to you. so please
do not entertain any fear for this transaction, it  is
100% legal
 
At the conclusion of this business, you will be given
30% of the total amount, 50% will be for me, and while
20% will be for expenses both parties might have
incurred during the process of transferring.and please
you are advice to keep top secret before this fund is
transfer to your account. so i want you to contact me
as a matter of fact as soon as you recive this ,ail so
that i will inform you on the next step to take.
 
Please email me on my private email address
{drvinbaba11@yahoo.de}
OR call me immediately on
telephone number, {+234-8023032830}
 
Thanks and God Bless,
 
DR VIN BABA
Globeone Finance
and Sercurity Bank Ltd.
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