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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: louis_kalu@tiscali.it
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 01:57:53 +0100
Subject: HELLO...CAN U?

Dear Friend,

I will start by introducing myself.I am a senior
government official with the Federal Ministry Of
Works and Housing and a member of the contract review panel
set up by the present civilian government in my
country.The funds in question is a result of over
invoicing which my colleagues and i at the panel
deliberately made for our benefit.Presently,the
funds is lying in an account with the apex-bank here
in Nigeria.We cannot lay claim to this funds(US$30.5
million) because our code of conduct does not allow
us to operate foreign accounts besides,our annual
income is less than us$3,000 so we cannot backup
such huge amount.For this reason i have been picked by my
colleagues to look for someone who can assist us
claim this money hence i contacted you.
Your assistance will be required in the sense you
will be required to pose as a contractor that
carried out a contract for the Federal Ministry Of Works and
Housing and your contract has since been completed
but till date you have not been paid and now you are making
your claims because you heard that the present
Civilian Government is paying all foreign
contractors that have been owed for a long time. All
documentation to back up this claim will be provided so we will
not have any problems. I hope that you will
keep this transaction known to only your person so
that we can maitain confidentiality until the
transaction is over. Send me your telephone and fax
number for further instructions. I await your urgent
response.
Regards,
LOUIS KALU.


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