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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: pascalgeorge@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 00:50:50 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?ACCORD=20THIS=20AN=20URGENT=20REPLY=20PLS=2E?=

REPLY ONLY TO : pascalgeorge@echina.com
Dr. Pascal George
Chairman, Seven (7) Man Presidential Panel,
On Foreign Contract Review And Payment Recommendation,
Federal Republic Of Nigeria.
Mobile: 234-803-4063909


Dear Sir,

I am the chairman of Seven (7) Man Presidential Panel onForeign
Contract Awards And Payment Recommendation. This panel is set up and empowered
by three factors; The President Of Nigeria,Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Members
of G-34 and the Honourable Members of the Judicial Panel, to review and
subsequently recommend for payments all duly executed contractsawareded
to foreign contractors between 1995 - 2003 fisacl year.

Precisely five months back,we discovered an over-invoiced contract sum
to the tone of Two Hundred Million United States Dollars (USD$200,000,000.00).We
further traced the origin of this sum and thus,found out that it was delibrately
over-invoiced by then Contract Awarding Committee before they were dissolved.


As it is now,we are very confident that thegovernment has no knowledge of
this sum,neither does the dossolved committee have access to the said sum
again.We still have almost one year to conclude and it is only then that
we shall give official reports and probably refer this over-invoiced contract
sum back to the federal government's purse.It is in the light of this that
my colleagues and myself decided to confidently contact you urgently so
that we could perfectly present you or you and your company as one of the
foreign contractors that executed contract for the Nigerian government,
and we shall recommend One Hundred Million United States Dollars (USD$100,000,000.00)
to be paid into your account or company's account, thereafter we shall refer
back to the government's purse the balance of One Hundred Million Dollars

(USD$100,000,000.00).

We Have carefully worked out the strategies to secureall the necessary approvals
in your name and there is no room for failure,in thatwe are still at the
head of Contract Review And Payment Recommendation,and it is only our reports
that count.If we have understood ourselves and believed with trust that
we could do this together and move this sum of One Hundred Million Dollars(USD$100,000,000.00)
into your account, then forward to us urgently the following;

1. Your full names and address.
2. Company's name and address,if any.
3. Full bank account details and
4. Telephone and fax numbers.

We shall further discuss and agree on the percentage sharing as soon as

we hear from you affirmatively.

Sincerely,

Dr. Pascal George
Chairman, Seven (7) Man Presidential Panel,
On Foreign Contract Review And Payment Recommendation,
Federal Republic Of Nigeria.
REPLY ONLY TO : pascalgeorge@echina.com






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