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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: bayowilson@tiscali.it
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 16:02:52 -0800
Subject: MUTUAL BUSINESS PROPOSITION

MR.BAYO WILSON,
BEAGON OIL NIGERIA, LTD
45, IRETEE AVENUE,
VICTORIA ISLAND
LAGOS, Nigeria.
PHONE: +234-803-380-1106

ATTN: MD/CEO

IT IS WITH A HEART FULL OF HOPE THAT I

WRITE, SOLICITING FOR YOUR
STRICT CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION.

THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF ITS NATURE AS
BEING CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET. I FEEL

QUITE SAFE DEALING WITH YOU IN
THIS BUSINESS PROPOSITION, HAVING GONE

THROUGH YOUR REMARKABLE PROFILE
ON THE INTERNET. THOUGH, THIS MEDIUM

(INTERNET) HAS BEEN GREATLY
ABUSED, I CHOOSE TO REACH YOU THROUGH IT

BECAUSE IT STILL REMAINS THE
FASTEST, SUREST AND MOST SECURED MEDIUM OF

COMMUNICATION. HOWEVER, THIS
CORRESPONDENCE IS UNOFFICIAL AND PRIVATE,

AND IT SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH. I
ALSO GUARANTEE YOU THAT THIS DEAL IS HITCH

FREE FROM ALL WHAT YOU MAY
THINK OF.

I AM AN ACCOUNTANT WITH BEAGON NIGERIA,

LTD. FOREIGN OIL COMPANY BASED IN LAGOS,

NIGERIA. BEAGON WAS INVOLVED IN

PROSPECTING, DRILLING AND BUNKERING OF OIL

AT HIGH SEA (OFFSHORE), WITH EXPATRIATE

CONSISTING MAJORITY OF THE STAFF STRENGTH.

UNFORTUNATELY, THESE EXPATRIATES GOT INTO

AN ILLEGAL SALE OF OIL AND THE MONEY FROM

IT TRANSFERRED THROUGH A SECURITY COMPANY

OUT OF THE COUNTRY BUT WITH A SECURITY

STAMP ON IT.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA

DISCOVERED THE ILLEGAL DEAL, AND REVOKED

THEIR LICENSE AND THE EXPATRIATES WERE

REPATRIATED. SO, BY VIRTUE OF MY POSITION

AS THE ACCOUNTANT OF THE COMPANY, I HAVE

IN MY POSSESSION THE DOCUMENTS CONTAINING

INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRUNK BOX DEPOSITED

WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY. THE CONTENT OF

THIS BOX IS THIRTY TWO MILLION UNITED

STATES DOLLARS (US$32M).


I HAVE PUT IN AN APPLICATION WITH THE

SECURITY COMPANY TO TRANSFER THE BOX TO

THEIR CORRESPONDENCE OFFICE ABROAD, WHICH

THEY HAVE OBLIGED. AND BEING THAT THIS

DEAL WAS BEEN CARRIED OUT BY FOREIGN FIRM,

I NEED A TRUSTWORTHY FOREIGNER LIKE YOU

THAT WILL ASSIST ME TO A LOGICAL

CONCLUSION OF THIS PENDING BUSINESS WHICH

BOTH OF US WILL BOUND TO BENEFIT

EARNESTLY. ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO STAND

BEFORE THE SECURITY COMPANY AND SIGN AS

ONE OF EXPATRIATES TO ENABLE YOU CLAIM THE

MONEY AND PAY IT INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.

PLEASE, NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100%

RISK-FREE, FOR EVERY MACHINERIES HAS BEEN

PUT IN PLACE FOR SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION.

NOTE, I HAVE WITH ME ALL THE NECESSARY

DOCUMENTS THAT WILL PROVE THAT THE MONEY

IS FOR YOU. I EXPECT YOU TO BE TRUSTWORTHY

AND KIND ENOUGH TO KEEP MY OWN SHARE, WHEN

THE MONEY HIT YOUR ACCOUNT.

WE HEREBY AGREE TO COMPENSATE YOUR SINCERE

AND CANDID EFFORT IN THIS REGARD WITH 20%

OF THE FUND AFTER THE TRANSFER AND

5%(PERCENT) WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR ANY

EXPENSES BOTH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL

TRANSPORTATION, TELEPHONE>BILLS ETC, WHILE

75% WILL BE FOR ME AND TWO OF MY

COLLEAGUES. THIS DEAL WILL BE CONCLUDED

WITHIN SEVEN (7) WORKING DAYS AS SOON AS

YOU INDICATE YOUR READINESS TO ASSIST IN

THIS BENEFICIAL TRANSACTION. THEREFORE, I

WILLWANT YOU TO CONFIRM YOUR FULL CONTACT

INFORMATION:

YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS
YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER
THE FIRST TWO (2) PAGES OF YOUR

INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVERS
LICENSE VIA EMAIL ATTACHEMENT

I WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING

BUSINESS WITH YOU, AND SOLICIT YOUR
CONFIDENTIALITY IN THIS TRANSACTION.

PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF
THIS PROPOSAL VIA MY PRIVATE E-MAIL BOX: (

bayo_wilson@voila.fr ) TO ENABLE
ME KNOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTING OR NOT.

YOURS, FAITHFULLY,
MR.BAYO WILSON
Tele: 234-803-380-1106




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