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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: "Mr. Herbert Wigwe" <admin@commedia.com.au>
Reply-To: herbertwigwe321@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 15:28:14 -0500
Subject: REQUEST FOR PARTNERSHIP..


REQUEST FOR PARTNERSHIP..
Good day
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Following My Recent Market Research I Toke In Consideration That It Will B=
e Imperative Investing In Your Country's Market. For The Love Of Profit And=
Probability I Wish To Venture Into Your Country's Economy With A Competit=
ive Step.
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However, I'm Offering You An Opportunity Of Financing Ongoing Project, New=
Project, Company Or Perhaps Bring In The New Business Idea To Market. So I=
f You Know Or Have Any Profound Business I Can Capitalize That Requires Fun=
ding OR Knows Any Who Needs Finance To Establish Or Expand Existing Industr=
y Kindly Reach Me on Call +234-8059163002 or send me your mobile number to =
call you For Possible Business Relationship. I'm Requesting Partnership On =
Investing US$5,000,000.00 =2013 US$15,000,000.000 In Your Country's Market=
For A Period Not Exceeding Three Years For A Start And Return Me 50% Profi=
t Per Annum On Investment After Tax That Accrued From The Use Of The Funds.
=

My Offer Is Unconditional And I'm Willing To Negotiate Offering You This A=
mount As Credit For Five Years On Interest Of 1.5% Per Annum. So If My Offe=
r Suits Your Demands Please Do NOT Hesitate To Inform Me.
=

IMPORTANT: It Is Important You Understand That I Am Still Working In This =
Bank, My Bank And Government Must NOT Know The True Nature Of This Transact=
ion Nor That I'm Giving You This Amount For Investment. However, If You Fin=
d No Interest In My Offer, Please Discard This Mail And Do Not Be Vindictiv=
e And Destructive. If My Offer Is Of No Appeal To You, Delete This Message =
Immediately And Forget I Ever Contacted You. Do Not Destroy My Career Becau=
se You Do Not Approve Of My Proposal. You May Not Know This But People Lik=
e Me Who Made Tidy Sums Out Of Comparable Situations Run The Whole Private =
Banking Sector. This May Be Hard For You To Understand, But The Dynamics Of=
My Industry Dictates That I Make This Move. I Have Evaluated Every Risk An=
d Ensure All Modalities In Place Even Before You Were Contacted, The Only R=
isk I Have Here Is From You Refusing To Work With Me And Alerting My Bank/G=
overnment. My Attorney And I Am Are The Only One With The Valuable Informat=
ion On The Source Of Fund.
=

SAFETY NOTE: Base On The Sensitivity Of This Project And My Position In Of=
fice, I Wish To Inform You That Should You Contact Me Via Official Channels=
; I Will Deny Knowing You And This Project. I Repeat, I Do Not Want You Con=
tacting Me Through My Official Phone Lines Nor Do I Want You Contacting Me =
Through My Official Email Account. For Business Please Contact Me Only Thr=
ough The Numbers And Email Address I Provided You. I Do Not Want Any Direc=
t Link Between You And Me Until The Fund Is Transferred To An Offshore Acco=
unt I Will Ask You To Provide Since Transaction Will Be Carried Out Here In=
My Bank. My Official Lines Are Not Secure Lines As They Are Periodically =
Monitored To Assess Our Level Of Customer Care In Line With Our Total Qual=
ity Management Policy. Please Observe This Instruction Religiously. If We =
Can Be Of One Accord We Should Plan A Meeting Soon. We Will Discuss Further=
When I Hear From You.
=

I Wait Your Response Soonest with a number phone number to reach you.
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Thank You.
=

Regards,
=

Herbert Wigwe
Deputy Group Manager.
Access Bank=A9

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