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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Philip Anderson" <philipanderson100@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: billyross_1000@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:49:55 +0000
Subject: REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

CONTRACT AWARDING COMMITTEE
ECOWAS HEADQUARTERS
LOME,REPUBLIC OF TOGO.


ACCOUNT PROVISION FOR USD45M

Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and if it
might offend you without your prior consent and writing through this
channel.

I am DR.Favour Chukwu,The Chairman, Contract Awarding Committee of the
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS) with Headquarters in
Lome, Togo.I got your information in a business directory from the Togolaise
Chamber of Commerce and Industries when I was searching for a
reliable,honest and trustworthy person to entrust this business with.I was
simply inspired and motivated to pick your contact from the many names and
lists in the directory.

After discussing my view and your profile with my colleagues,they were very
much satisfied and decided to contact you immediately for this mutual
business relationship, We wish to transfer the sum of USD45,000,000.00
(Forty-five Million United States Dollars only.)into your personal or
company`s bank account.

This fund was a residue of the over invoiced contract bills awarded by us
for the supply of ammunitions, hard/soft wares,phamaceauticals/medical
items,light and heavy duty vehicles, apperals and other administrative
logistics etc for the ECOMOG in Sierria-Leone and Liberia during the Peace
Keeping Projects.

This DEAL was deliberately hatched out and carefully protected with all the
attendant lope holes sealed off.As the Chairman of Contract Awarding
Committee,I have the cooperation and mandate of the Financial Director and
the Secretary of the Organisation, We arranged and over invoiced the
contract funds supplied by different companies from different countries
during the crisis.

It was our consensus to seek the assistance of a willing foreigner to
provide us with the facilities to transfer this money out of West
Africa.This is borne out of our beleif in the non-stable and sporous
political nature of this sub-region.

The original contractors have been duely paid by the (Central Bank of the
West African States)through our bankers-Societe Generale Bank. This balance
is suspended in the escrow accounts awaiting claims by any foreign company
of our choice.We intend to pay out
this fund NOW as the organisation is winding up its activities since the aim
of returning PEACE to the countries and the coast has been achieved.

Based on the laws and ethics of employment,we as civil servants working
under this organisation, are not allowed to operate a foreign account.This
is the more reason why we needed your assistance to provide an account that
can sustain this fund for safe keeping and our future investment with your
comprehensive advise,assistance and partnership in your country.

It is however agreed,as the account owner in this deal to allow you 40% of
the entire sum as compensation, 55% will be held on trust for us while 5%
will be used to defray any incidental charges and cost during the course of
the transaction.

Please contact me on my alternative email address: billyross1@walla.com This
transaction will be successfully concluded within 10 days if you accord us
your unalloyed and due
cooperation if you should provide the following:

YOUR COMPANY`S NAME WITH COMPLETE ADDRESS,TEL AND FAX NUMBERS.(if available)

YOUR COMPLETE MAILING ADRRESS WITH TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.

YOUR COMPLETE BANK PARTICULARS;NAME,ADDRESS,ACCOUNT NO,SWIFT CODE,TEL/FAX
NOS ETC.

Upon the receipt of this informations,the documents and approval with the
texts will be sent to you for confirmaton and then forwarded to the
organisation for ratification and subsequent payment.

As with the case of all organised (sensitive)and conspired DEALS,we solicit
for your unreserved
confidentiality and utmost secret in this business. We hope to retire
peacefully and lead a honourable business life afterwards.There are no risks
involved.

I await your urgent response.

Yours faithfully,

DR. Favour Chukwu.
CONTRACT AWARDING COMMITTEE
ECOWAS HEADQUARTERS
LOME,REPUBLIC OF TOGO.


ACCOUNT PROVISION FOR USD45M

Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and if it
might offend you without your prior consent and writing through this
channel.

I am DR.Favour Chukwu,The Chairman, Contract Awarding Committee of the
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS) with Headquarters in
Lome, Togo.I got your information in a business directory from the Togolaise
Chamber of Commerce and Industries when I was searching for a
reliable,honest and trustworthy person to entrust this business with.I was
simply inspired and motivated to pick your contact from the many names and
lists in the directory.

After discussing my view and your profile with my colleagues,they were very
much satisfied and decided to contact you immediately for this mutual
business relationship, We wish to transfer the sum of USD45,000,000.00
(Forty-five Million United States Dollars only.)into your personal or
company`s bank account.

This fund was a residue of the over invoiced contract bills awarded by us
for the supply of ammunitions, hard/soft wares,phamaceauticals/medical
items,light and heavy duty vehicles, apperals and other administrative
logistics etc for the ECOMOG in Sierria-Leone and Liberia during the Peace
Keeping Projects.

This DEAL was deliberately hatched out and carefully protected with all the
attendant lope holes sealed off.As the Chairman of Contract Awarding
Committee,I have the cooperation and mandate of the Financial Director and
the Secretary of the Organisation, We arranged and over invoiced the
contract funds supplied by different companies from different countries
during the crisis.

It was our consensus to seek the assistance of a willing foreigner to
provide us with the facilities to transfer this money out of West
Africa.This is borne out of our beleif in the non-stable and sporous
political nature of this sub-region.

The original contractors have been duely paid by the (Central Bank of the
West African States)through our bankers-Societe Generale Bank. This balance
is suspended in the escrow accounts awaiting claims by any foreign company
of our choice.We intend to pay out
this fund NOW as the organisation is winding up its activities since the aim
of returning PEACE to the countries and the coast has been achieved.

Based on the laws and ethics of employment,we as civil servants working
under this organisation, are not allowed to operate a foreign account.This
is the more reason why we needed your assistance to provide an account that
can sustain this fund for safe keeping and our future investment with your
comprehensive advise,assistance and partnership in your country.

It is however agreed,as the account owner in this deal to allow you 40% of
the entire sum as compensation, 55% will be held on trust for us while 5%
will be used to defray any incidental charges and cost during the course of
the transaction.

Please contact me on my alternative email address: billyross1@walla.com This
transaction will be successfully concluded within 10 days if you accord us
your unalloyed and due
cooperation if you should provide the following:

YOUR COMPANY`S NAME WITH COMPLETE ADDRESS,TEL AND FAX NUMBERS.(if available)

YOUR COMPLETE MAILING ADRRESS WITH TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.

YOUR COMPLETE BANK PARTICULARS;NAME,ADDRESS,ACCOUNT NO,SWIFT CODE,TEL/FAX
NOS ETC.

Upon the receipt of this informations,the documents and approval with the
texts will be sent to you for confirmaton and then forwarded to the
organisation for ratification and subsequent payment.

As with the case of all organised (sensitive)and conspired DEALS,we solicit
for your unreserved
confidentiality and utmost secret in this business. We hope to retire
peacefully and lead a honourable business life afterwards.There are no risks
involved.

I await your urgent response.

Yours faithfully,

DR. Favour Chukwu.
CONTRACT AWARDING COMMITTEE
ECOWAS HEADQUARTERS
LOME,REPUBLIC OF TOGO.


ACCOUNT PROVISION FOR USD45M

Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and if it
might offend you without your prior consent and writing through this
channel.

I am DR.Favour Chukwu,The Chairman, Contract Awarding Committee of the
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS) with Headquarters in
Lome, Togo.I got your information in a business directory from the Togolaise
Chamber of Commerce and Industries when I was searching for a
reliable,honest and trustworthy person to entrust this business with.I was
simply inspired and motivated to pick your contact from the many names and
lists in the directory.

After discussing my view and your profile with my colleagues,they were very
much satisfied and decided to contact you immediately for this mutual
business relationship, We wish to transfer the sum of USD45,000,000.00
(Forty-five Million United States Dollars only.)into your personal or
company`s bank account.

This fund was a residue of the over invoiced contract bills awarded by us
for the supply of ammunitions, hard/soft wares,phamaceauticals/medical
items,light and heavy duty vehicles, apperals and other administrative
logistics etc for the ECOMOG in Sierria-Leone and Liberia during the Peace
Keeping Projects.

This DEAL was deliberately hatched out and carefully protected with all the
attendant lope holes sealed off.As the Chairman of Contract Awarding
Committee,I have the cooperation and mandate of the Financial Director and
the Secretary of the Organisation, We arranged and over invoiced the
contract funds supplied by different companies from different countries
during the crisis.

It was our consensus to seek the assistance of a willing foreigner to
provide us with the facilities to transfer this money out of West
Africa.This is borne out of our beleif in the non-stable and sporous
political nature of this sub-region.

The original contractors have been duely paid by the (Central Bank of the
West African States)through our bankers-Societe Generale Bank. This balance
is suspended in the escrow accounts awaiting claims by any foreign company
of our choice.We intend to pay out
this fund NOW as the organisation is winding up its activities since the aim
of returning PEACE to the countries and the coast has been achieved.

Based on the laws and ethics of employment,we as civil servants working
under this organisation, are not allowed to operate a foreign account.This
is the more reason why we needed your assistance to provide an account that
can sustain this fund for safe keeping and our future investment with your
comprehensive advise,assistance and partnership in your country.

It is however agreed,as the account owner in this deal to allow you 40% of
the entire sum as compensation, 55% will be held on trust for us while 5%
will be used to defray any incidental charges and cost during the course of
the transaction.

Please contact me on my alternative email address: billyross1@walla.com This
transaction will be successfully concluded within 10 days if you accord us
your unalloyed and due
cooperation if you should provide the following:

YOUR COMPANY`S NAME WITH COMPLETE ADDRESS,TEL AND FAX NUMBERS.(if available)

YOUR COMPLETE MAILING ADRRESS WITH TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.

YOUR COMPLETE BANK PARTICULARS;NAME,ADDRESS,ACCOUNT NO,SWIFT CODE,TEL/FAX
NOS ETC.

Upon the receipt of this informations,the documents and approval with the
texts will be sent to you for confirmaton and then forwarded to the
organisation for ratification and subsequent payment.

As with the case of all organised (sensitive)and conspired DEALS,we solicit
for your unreserved
confidentiality and utmost secret in this business. We hope to retire
peacefully and lead a honourable business life afterwards.There are no risks
involved.

I await your urgent response.

Yours faithfully,

DR. Favour Chukwu.


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