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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: l_ani2000@tiscali.it
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 16:58:34 -0800
Subject: PLEASE REPLY SOON


DEAREST,
I AM LEO ANI THE SON OF LATE CHIEF CHRISTOPHER
CHUKWUEMEKA ANI. AS I WAS SEARCHING FOR ANY OF MY
FATHERS FOREIGN PARTNERS,I RAN INTO YOUREMAIL
CONTACT.I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU SINCE MY SEARCH
FOR MY FATHERSFRIENDS HAS YIELDED NO POSITIVE RESULTS.

I HUMBLY REQUEST YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH REGARDS TO
FAMILY FUND INVESTMENT.MY LATE FATHER,CHIEF
CHRISTOPHER CHUKWUEMEKA ANI WAS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE
PETROLEUM MONITORING COMMITTEE WHICH IS A SUBSIDIARY
OF NIGERIAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION(NNPC). SADLY,HE DIED
AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS AND HE WAS BURIED AT OUR HOME
TOWN JUNE,2000.MY FATHER MADE A LOT OF MONEY DURING
HIS TENUE IN OFFICE BUT COULD NOT INVEST THE MONEY
IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID BEING PROBED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
HE WAS ABLETO SAVE THE SUM OF $32,000,000:00 (THIRTY
TWO MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS)WHICH HE DEPOSITED
WITH A SECURITY FIRM HERE IN NIGERIA,AS DISGUISED
PERSONALEFFECTS. HE HANDED OVER THE DEPOSIT DOCUMENTS
TO MY MOTHER MRS ROSE ANI .

IN MY FATHER'S WILL,HE INSTRUCTED THAT THIS MONEY BE
INVESTED OVERSEAS WITH THE HELP OF ANY OF HIS FOREIGN
BUSINESS PARTNERS.MY MOTHER HAD LOST CONTACT WITH
THESE FOREIGNERS WHO USED TO VISIT MY FATHER WHEN HE
WAS ALIVE.WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET THEM ON PHONE AND
THEIR EMAILS DONT WORK ANYMORE.BASED ON THE FACT THAT
ANY FOREIGNER CAN STILL HELP US,I NOW SEEK YOUR
CO-OPERATION TO ASSIST MY FAMILY RECEIVE THIS MONEY IN
YOUR ACCOUNT ABROAD. IT IS TRUS THAT WE DO NOT KNOW
YOU BEFORE BUT WE ARE HOPING THAT YOU WOULD BE A
TRUSTWORTHY AND GOOD PERSON AS MY FATHER USED TO TELL
US THAT FOREIGNERS ARE MORE TRUSTWORTHY THAN FELLOW
CITIZENS IN HIS DEALINGS WITH THEM.

I AND MY MOTHER HAVE CONCLUDED TO GIVE 40% OF THE
TOTAL SUM TO YOU,WHILE THE REMAINING 60% WILL BE FOR
OUR FAMILY. AS SOON AS THIS MONEY IS APPROVED IN YOUR
NAME,IT WILL BE TRANSFERED INTO AN ACCOUNT YOU WILL
PROVIDE.BUT BEFORE THE MONEY IS APPROVED TO YOU,YOU
MAY HAVE TO TRAVEL DOWN TO NIGERIA TO SIGN THE
BENEFICIARYS FORM. WE ARE HOPING ANXIOUSLY TO HEAR
FROM YOU. PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL:
l_ani2001@yahoo.co.uk

THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.

YOURS FAITHFULLY
Leo

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