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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: raymond dieyeper <raymond_die37@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 23:14:10 +0100
Subject: GET BACK TO ME



MY dear friend

I shall give you a call after I receive your reply and current contact phone number based on this mail assuring me that you can work with me faithfully as I envisaged and accommodate this fund and comply with my directives on investment plans this year.
What I am about telling you now is a pure secret, which I hope you will keep within you. But even before this I will like to thank you very much for the forthrightness if you reply me this mail based on TRUST AND MUTUAL CONFIDENTIALITY. My Expectations never failed short. I am Raymond Diepreye , the brother to Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, Governor of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. I had contacted you because of the urgent need to move the sum of US$8.5m to you after a brief profile of you that I made on my own to avoid a lot of things. Suffice it to say that my brother Bayselsa State Governor Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha of Nigeria has been in power as a state executive for the past 6 years. No doubt he has made some money one of which is what I want to keep in your custody for safekeeping on his instruction for future investment. all we Needed is to have some funds safeguarded for the rainy day. Contacting you would have been unnecessary but for the fact that neutrality and confidentiality is highly needed. Furthermore, I had to contact you because of the way and manner a recent law was passed by the Federal Government aimed at opponent of the present administration, which is bent on subverting the constitution and extending the stay of the present Government beyond the stipulated period in the constitution thereby also denying the people of the Niger Delta, the main hub of the economic power of the country the opportunity to produce the next President come 2007 which is the very area or region that My brother Chief Diepreye lamieyeseigha comes from. This raised the stakes and forbid any Public officer holder from holding foreign account or operating deposit abroad just to strangle our collective resolve to Position our area which produces 98% of the nations wealth from having money to contest election in 2007 and perhaps Producing the president.
My particular interest is the fund that is deposited in a Finance Security Company which I would want you receive within the next 11 days if you agree to work with me. This is specially deposited and MARKED AS "FAMILY TREASURES AND VALUABLES" and is not known to the finance security company as containing money of the sum which I have told you above. Decidedly, I will give you 40% of US$8.5m for your assistance but if you will like to assistance/partner me in establishing a good business on our behalf a clearly defined agreement shall be reached to ensure you maintain a 25% shareholding in it, the options are yours and quite clear. This money will be delivered to you via a well protected means devoid of risk to you, do also bear in mind that there is nobody who knows the existence of this fund for now but we are just trying to pre-empt anything at all, this transaction is strictly between the two of us please keep it that way.
Can I count on you? To keep this transaction between us? I NEED AN ANSWER All these fact you can confirm from various media Establishment in Nigeria and Abroad: I am not giving you this leads to make you change your mind if you have no desire to help, but rather to let you know that with my standing and connection with the mandate from the Governor, this transaction will be completed within the next 11 days if you give me your full undivided attention and co-operation, upon receiving the fund you are expected to safely guard this money while we look forward to other meaningful exercise in the future.All I expect from you is for us to agree to work together before I give you all the claim documents and guide you very well on what to do to claim on our behalf this fund after I receive the under listed requirement from you. Send to me now your contact information. Where you want this fund moved or delivered to you. Fax and full Name, which will be used to update the file and present you to the finance security company as the beneficiary to this money with the mandatory letter of authority that I will issue to you, the company will treat the processing with dispatch within the stipulated period of time. Furthermore, to ensure that we follow strictly to the tenets of agreement you will reach with me and that you receive 40% of the total sum {US$8.5m} contained in the trunk box therein and safeguard the rest of the money for us for investment next year. More important is the fact that the declaration will not spell out content and is not subject to be opened by another person except you, All are well planed. Please get in touch with me On My Private E-mail Address: raymond_die1@hotmail.comsincerely need your understanding and co-operation.
Regards Raymond Diepreye

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