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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 01:06:59 +0800 (GMT+08:00)
Subject: FROM Col. Sambo Dasuki




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Compliment!

I’m Colonel Sambo Dasuki a military officer in Nigeria Army as Aide-DE-camp (ADC) to General Ibrahim Babangida during military administration that lasted for 8 years. On my retirement I was also appointed as Managing Director of Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company Limited (N.S.P.M.C) 2009 by former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

In 2012, th elected President Goodluck Jonathan appointed me as the National Security Adviser (NSA), in respect of my credible performance on past government. President Goodluck Ebere Jonathan contest on platform of Peoples Democratic Party (P.D.P) and lost his second tenure bid to General Muhammadu Buhari on 2015 of A.P.C party. I am been witch hunted by my participation on arresting the then Nigerian head of state General Muhammadu Buhari in the 1985 palace coup led by Major General Ibrahim Babangida. I was made Aide-DE-camp (ADC), during military era of General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida.

President Muhammadu Buhari won the last election which made him the current sitting civilian president. Some contracts awarded on knowledge of former president Jonathan under my supervision in sum of US$2 Billion Dollars to procure 12 helicopters, four fighter
jets, military hardware for the Nigeria's military campaign/war against Boko Haram Islamist militants. I hereby solicit your assistance to secure the amount of US$100M I deposited with a Security Group in a foreign nation and US$10M coded, packaged and ready to be sent to overseas security house.

All past Administrators/Minister's have been restricted not to travel abroad neither for medical check on political party sentiment. I was arrested, court granted me bail but President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the security agencies to hold me against my right/freedom.
Kindly help me to secure this funds. I will compensate you with 25% of the total sum, 5% for any possible expenses that maybe incurred during the process of this transaction while the rest 70% will be kept for me in a private bank account under your management.

NOTE: IF YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO HELP ME, KINDLY DELETE THIS MESSAGE AND DO NOT DISCUSS IT WITH ANYBODY. IN OTHER WORDS, KEEP EVERYTHING CONCERNING THIS MESSAGE ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENTIAL AS IT IS REQUIRED.

I wait for your quick reply through: csambodasuki@yahoo.es

Best Regard,
Col. Sambo Dasuki Rtd

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