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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: fredtamunor@terra.com.mx
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 08:01:19 -0800
Subject: very urgent


Mrs. Jennifer Tamunor,
#9 Keffi Street,
Off Awolowo Rd,
Victoria Island,
Lagos.

I am Mrs. Jennifer Tamunor, I know this proposal will come to you as a surprise

for the fact that we have not met before believing that transaction of this

magnitude will make anyone apprehensive or worried but I can assure you
that
you will not regret been part of this mutual beneficial transaction.

SUBJECT: My husband, Chief Donald Tamunor who died mid-last year of heart

Attack was the Royal king of my community, in Eleme village in Rivers State
South-
South Nigeria, (rich in Crude Oil). My late husbands community produces
5% of
the total crude oil for export overseas which my government in turn pays
my
husband 1% of this generated revenue in Dollars as royalty following the

accumulation of this royalties, during the period of his 15Years rulership
his worth
amounted to Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($10.5M)

which he left for me and my children as the only asset to inherit.

Due to poor banking system and political instability, here in Nigeria we
do not feel
comfortable keeping this money here as we do not consider it safe to bank
here in
our local banks. Although my husband deposited the funds in a strong room/safe

with an open beneficiary in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) which he intended

to trasfer abroad as a contract payment before his death.

Proposition: My husband intimated me of this funds before he died to seek
for a
honest foreign partner to assist us transfer the funds abroad, so please,
I will
appreciate if you could assist me in this promising mutual beneficial proposal
as
we intend to give you One Million Five HUndred Thousand United States Dollars

($1.5M) for your participation in getting this funds transfered into your
nominated
account, 5% will be set aside to take care of all expenses we may incure
during
the transaction.

To indicate your interest, contact me urgently and confidentially for more

information and the roles you will play in this business. All the legal
information
concerning this money will be sent to you as soon as we receive your positive

response.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Jennifer Tamunor,

send your reply through this mail box(fredtamunor009@graffiti.net) or see
the
note below:

I will like you to provide me immediately with your full names, telephone
and fax
numbers to enable my eldest son Fred Tamunor to contact you as I have given
him
the go ahead to handle this transaction on behalf of the family. Alternatively
you
can call him on his telephone numbers: 234-1-7767580,873-762-533-730, Fax:

873-762-533-731. Ask him for the code word and he shall respond "HAPPINESS"

before discussion. just to be sure that you are speaking to him.





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