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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: "Amed Tijanni" <tijanni21@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tijanni1@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2006 14:45:14 +0000
Subject: FOR YOUR PERSONAL ATTEN:SIR

DEAR SIR

I KNOW THAT THIS MAIL WILL BE A SURPRISE TO YOU FOR THE FACT WE HAVE NOT MET
BEFORE,BUT BEFORE I PROCEED,I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUE MYSELF TO YOUR
UNDERSTANDING.

I'M GEN TIJANNI THE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF OF THE REPUBLIC OF TOGO AFTER THE
BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 2005 ON 19TH JANUARY,THERE WAS A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY
WHICH WAS IN MY POSITION FOR THE CARING OF OUR SOILDERS AND ACQUIRING OF
AMMUINTIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE COUNTRY WHICH AMOUNT
(42,000,000$)FOURTY TWO MILLION DOLLARS.

BUT TO OUR SURPRISE ON 5TH OF FEB 2005 OUR DEAR FATHER AND PRESIDENT GEN
GYASSINGBE EYADEMA DIED ON HIS WAY TO HOSPITAL IN ISREAL IN HIS PRESIDENTIAL
JET DUE TO ILLNESS.

HIS SON MR FAURE GYASSINGBE WAS SWORN IN ON 7TH FEB 2005 AS THE ACTING
PRESIDENT BY WE THE MILITARY CACUS THAT RESULT TO THE INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITIES IMPOSING SANCTIONS ON OUR COUNTRY AND THE AU WITH ECOWAS TRYING
TO PULL HIM DOWN FROM THE THRONE OF PRESIDENCY.

DUE TO THE CHAOS SITUATIONS AND PRESSURES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD,I HAVE NO
OPTION THAN TO PUSH THE FUND WHICH IS IN MY POSITON AS I STATED ABOVE TO OUR
NEIGBOURING COUNTRY GHANA FOR SAFE KEEPING.THE AFRICAN UNION (AU) AND THE
ECOWAS HAVE PLACE SANCTION ON US AND OUR COUNTRY AND WITH OTHER SANCTIONS
FROM EU (EUROPEAN UNION) WITH THAT OF USA PRESIDENT HAVE FORCE OUR ACTING
PRESIDENT FAURE GYASSINGBE TO STEP DOWN AS THE PRESIDENT ON 25TH OF FEB 2005
BECAUSE THE CONSTITUTION STATED THAT THE PRESIDENT ASSEMBLY NATIONAL WILL
TAKE OVER AFTER THE PRESIDENT'S DEATH,YOU MAY BE HEARING ALL THESE
INFORMATIONS YOURSELF ON THE CNN AND BBC NEWS SINCE THE INCIDENT STARTED.

I AM GIVING YOU ALL THESE INFORMATIONS FOR YOU TO KNOW THAT AND SEE THAT MY
CONTACT TO YOU IS NOT FOR JOKE.THE SAID FUND NOW WILL BE A BIG BLOW TO ME IF
I DECIDE TO RETURN IT TO MY COUNTRY THAT'S WHY I TOOK A DECISION TO SEARCH
FOR A FORIGN CONTACT TO ASIST ME IN TAKING THIS FUND OUT OF AFRICAN SHORE TO
OVERSEAS FOR INVESTMENT AND ESTABLISHMENT THAT WILL BENEFIT BOTH OF US AS I
M PLANNING TO RETIRE FROM THE MILITARY TO AVOID PROBE AND OTHER
INTERROGATIONS.

IF YOU ARE WILLING FOR US TO JOIN HANDS TOGETHER AND INVEST THIS FUND IN
YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY OTHER COUNTRY YOU FEEL THAT WILL BE OKAY FOR US,KINDLY
GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY FOR ME TO ADVICE YOU ON WHAT TO DO BECAUSE BANK
TO BANK TRANSFER IN THIS FUND WILL NOT WORK OUT FOR SECURITY REASONS,SO YOUR
PRESENCE WILL BE HIGHLY NEEDED AT OUR NEIGBOURING COUNTRY GHANA WHERE I WILL
JOIN YOU UP FOR PROPER DISCUSSIONS.

I AM ASSURING YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100 % RISK FREE AS FAR AS I M
CONCERN THERE WILL BE NO LOOPHOLES AND IMMEDIATELY YOU ARRIVE TO GHANA WE
WILL HAVE DISCUSSION OVER THE FUND AND THE MODELITIES OF SHARE BEFORE I WILL
HAND OVER THE FUND OVER TO YOU WITH TRUST.

I HAVE TO STOP HERE TIL I RECEIVE YOUR RESPONSE FOR THE URGENT OF THIS
TRANSACTION.


REGARDS AND REMAIN BLESSED.

GEN TIJANNI.


NB:PLEASE EXCUSE MY ENGLISH

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