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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: "Mrs Daniella Nkanga" <dan_nka7@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: dan_nka8@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 15.08.03 +0200
Subject: confirm if you receive

Dear,
I am contacting you in view of the fact that we will be of great assistance to each
other.I am Dr.Mrs. Daniella Nkanga,a Financial Management Consultant.
Meanwhile, I want you to realize that there is currently the sum of Twenty-five Million
United States Dollars ($25m) of which my late Client,Chief Bola Ige, the late Attorney
General and honourable Minister for Justice, who was also the former Minister of
Power and Steel in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, that was assasinated on December 23,
2001 while on active service.
He deposited the money in a Security Company in thier Vault with the
name and particulars of his foreign partner( Mr Russel Hart) as African arts materials
awaiting Export to Europe. I want you therefore to stand as my late clients partner abroad
so that we can claim the money from the security company.
I do not want to be in partnership with the fellow any longer because he has just betrayed
the trust I had for him by diverting one certain money that was deposited in his name and
Account at Swiss Bank, the money now in his private Account and he is refusing to
account for the money to me.
Infact that is why I do not want to deal with him again.If you are capable and will be
honest i will appreciate it very much.
do not want my late client's partner (I mean the betrayer) to play his fast game on me
again so we must act fast.

If you go through this website you will know more about my proposition:
www.Thisdayonline.com
on opening click ARCHIVE(highlighted in green) if it opens click on 2001.then december
2001,then monday 24th december.

here you will find out about my late client's gruesome murder.
I MUST USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO IMPLORE YOU TO EXERCISE THE UTMOST
INDULGENCE TO KEEPING THIS MATTER EXTRAORDINARILY CONFIDENTIAL.
When replying, send me your phone number.
Response urgently please.

My Regards,

Dr Mrs Daniella Nkanga.
ALWAYS send a copy of your reply to my alternative mailbox:
Email:dan_nka@consultant.com




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