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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: Hassan Danlady <hasdan220@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2015 20:29:52 +0100
Subject: accomplish it with you as it's required....

I am Mr. John Alaba the senior secretary to WESTERN AFRICAN OIL GAS
TRADE, well I have announcement to you in which will required your
attention and partnership, (WAOGT) have clouded in they finally
meeting by coming up with idea to pay off Late John Bill out to the
family inheritance, Late John Bill was one of our biggest crude oil
purchasers from United States Of America, the funds was credited into
our account here from Late John Bill since 1998 June 4, but since 14
February 2000 Late John Bill stop a communication with us till date,
as his funds has been approved to pay out by our BOARD OF DIRECTOR
there is know one to stand as the family of member or next of kin in
other to claim his funds out of the this company, I contact you as
foreigner who can stand as a relative to Late John Bill, so that the
funds will be claim by your name, the funds still remain unclaimed,
because know one information has been presented to (WAOGT) as the
relative to Late John Bill, I will be glad to hear from you, If you
can partnership into this transaction, so that shall I proceed further
to go into an agreement with you immediately, and discuss percentage %
of the transaction, sign contract for betraying each other, I will
wait to hear from you as soon as possible, every other further
information concerning this transaction will be disclose to you, on
your returning interested response concerning this deal. ( Amount
Involved Is USS$28. Million U.S.Dollars), I think it's a enough CASH
to proceed further?, I believe that you will agree with me the total
35% of this funds will be assign to the Charity home.

You are free to call me through this telephone line 0022897989135 as
this transaction interesting you, as you are willing and capable
welcome to this deal, and you are instructed to contact me direct to
my private email address where we will proceed further to accomplish
this transaction, my email address: johnalaba550@yahoo.com.

I await your response.

John Alaba
secretary

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