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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: peterokafor2002@handbag.com
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 08:57:32 -0700
Subject: FROM: DR PETER OKAFOR

FROM: DR PETER OKAFOR
Director, Project Implementation,
Federal Ministry of Health and Social Services,
Lagos Nigeria.
Strictly Confidential
Atte: Ceo/ Director
Dear Sir,
Transfer Of $47.5M (Forty seven million five hundred thousand United States
dollars)
May I crave your indulgence to this business discussion by a formal letter
of this sort, its is pertinent that business of this magnitude should have
commenced properly with a formal meeting of you and us to enable us know
ourselves, have a fore knowledge of the nature of the business, discuss
and acquaint our selves with the responsibilities and functions of parties
concerned, However, for the time factor and personalities involve we have
chosen this means of communication to start, I am Dr. Peter Okafor the Director
for Project Implementation for
Federal Ministry of Health and Social Services Lagos Nigeria
Based on the approval of the above stated amount for contracts awarded to
an offshore company for the supply of health equipments in my ministry,
we intend to transfer this amount to an offshore account and we solicit
your assistance and cooperation on the assumption that you will not disappoint
us because as civil servant workers we are not allowed to operate an offshore
bank.
This amount arose as a result of over invoiced and over inflated contracts
in my ministry. We therefore seek your permission to remit this amount into
your account or any other nominated account you can provide for us. Your
commission will be 25% of the total sum, 10% for expenses and the remaining
65% is for my colleagues and me.
Could you please acknowledge the receipt of this letter and state your willingness
to assist and give us your private telephone number and fax number for easy
contact. I shall inturn inform you of the modalities to secure the immediate
transfer of the fund into your account, here is my Private tel: 234-8029071658
you can reach me for more details.

Thanks for your anticipated cooperation.

Yours sincerely
PETER OKAFOR [Dr.]


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