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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: "relation office" <relation@internetavous.com>
Reply-To: murphybrown111@yahoo.it
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:18:01 +0200
Subject: OFFICE OF THE FORIEGN CONTRACTORS DEPT.NIGERIA PLC,ASO ROCK VILLA FCT


OFFICE OF THE FORIEGN CONTRACTORS DEPT.NIGERIA PLC,ASO ROCK VILLA FCT

Attn:

I am the Dirrector Federal Ministry of Finance here in Nigeria,Having
been in
contact with your Detailed Information i decided to contact you as my
sprit
urged me towards you trusting your self controversy and honesty on
this
proposition to handle and perfect this deal in a Diplomaqtic manner.

Now it appears that the Nigerian Federal Government (President General
Olusegun
Obasanjo) recently approved the release of $65,000.00 Over Invoice
funds
floating at the Central Bank Of Nigeria(Cbn)Suspense Account to be
used in
compansating all Foriegn contractors who has completed their verious
contracts
since the year 1998 without being paid until now.

Now i want to inform you that only two foreign contractors has came to
claim out
of these approved funds as we all know that some contractors may have
been dead
before nowwhile some might not even be awre of this news of
development
here.And the two Contractors who came' their sums amount to
$33.7Million Only to
one of them was for $18.200Million While the other was for
$15.5Million.making
altogether a total of $33.7MillionUsd. but still remaining
$32.1Million at
Cbn,Hence i contacted you so that you forward an Application of claim
to the Cbn
for the sum of $14,000.00,as I shall provide you with the contract
Details to
provide to the Cbn during sending the Application along to Cbn to
enable us
outsmart this approved amount from our Federal Government Account.

Note that this deal has to remain confidential between the two of us
and as soon
as you apply for this claim i shall supervise the job codely over here
for the
perfect smooth transfer of the funds into your Bank Account.

Note,once this funds is transferred into your Account i shall resign
from work
immediately andwill fly to meet you Abroad for legal sharing.Also note
that the
sharing has to be equal which is 50/50.to both parties.I shall draft
an
Agreement paper between us which you'll have to sign and send back
copy to me
for future refrences between us two.

Lastly ne informed that the intital expenses which is the (Cbn 0.1
Percent)as
transfer charges has to be shared equal between the two of us to pay
before
transfer takes place to your Bank Account.So this is the deal i have
to strike
with you if intrested and capable to handle this then come back to me
with your
Complete Names/Your office Address/Telephone and your Fax Numbers so
that i can
guide you with further the on next procedures to take.

Thank you for understanding/Co-operations regarding.
Director John Aka.
(OFFICE OF THE FORIEGN CONTRACTORS DEPT)




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