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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: "MR OGENE BIKO" <bek@macmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ogene12000@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 1980 03:13:24 -0800
Subject: TRUST



Mr Ogene Biko
Secretary to the Niger Delta Development Commission
Old Secretariat Complex
Victorial-Island Lagos

Dear Sir
I am a highly placed official of Government of
Nigeria and also a founding member of the ruling
Peoples Democratic Party
My committee - The Niger Delta Development
Commission NDDC which is in charge of managing and
supervising the disbursement of oil sales revenues
for the Nigerian government which covers payment to
foreign and local contractors that have executed
contracts for our country The revenue under our
control runs into several hundred of millions of
dollars monthly Myself and other colleagues in the
NDDC are
currently in need of a foreign partner with whose bank
account we shall transfer the sum of Forty Nine
Million Five Hundred Thosand United States
Dollars $49 5M
This fund was accrued from various over invoicing of
foreign contractors' payments made over the years
The Total fund is presently waiting in the
Government Account named CBN FGN INDEPENDENT REVENUE
account Central Bank of Nigeria However by virtue
of our position as civil servants and members of
the NDDC we cannot acquire this funds in our name
This is because as top civil servants we are not
allowed by law of the land to own or operate bank
accounts outside our country for now
I have been delegated as a matter of trust by my
colleagues to look for an overseas partner in whose
account we would transfer the fund hence the reason
for this mail We shall be Transferring the money to
your account with your company as the beneficiary
under the guise that you are being paid for a contract
which youyour company executed for our country
through the NDDC and any other Federal Ministry that
we decide to use to siphon the funds through
For your support and partnership please reply me to
negotiate your fees or the percentage you wish to be
paid when the funds arrive your bank account
You must however note that this transaction with
regards to our disposition to continue with you is
subject to these terms Firstly our conviction of
your transparencySecondly that you treat this
transaction with utmost secrecy and confidentiality
Finally and above all that you will provide an
account over which you have absolute control
The transaction although discrete is legitimate
and there is no risk or legal lliability either
to ourselves or yourself now or in the future as we
have put in place the neccesary machinery that will
ensure a hitch free transfer into your account upon
acceptance
The transfer will be effected to your account within
ten to fourteen working days from the date we
reach an agreement and furnish me with your contact
telephone and fax numbers in your first response
I am looking forward to doing business with you and
do solicit your confidentiality in this transaction
Please mail your response to me through my
confidential email address
for me to update you on our plans as to how we intend
to actualize this transaction
Yours Sincerely
Mr Ogene Biko



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