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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: andynyere@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 00:33:33 +0100
Subject: KIND ASSISTANCE

FROM: ANDY NYERERE.

DEAR GOOD DAY,

I DO FORSEE THE SURPRISE THIS LETTER WILL BRING TO YOU AS IT COMES FROM
A STRANGER. BUT IS REST ASSURED AS IT COMES WITH THE BEST INTENTION. HOWEVER,
YOUR ADDRESS WAS COURTESY OF A BUSINESS JOURNAL. BUT AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION
FROM YOUR PROFILE AND MY HUMBLE DECISION TO SOLICIT FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING
AND CO-OPERATION IN THIS TRANSACTION, AS IT WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO ALL OF
US INVOLVED.

MY NAME IS ANDY NYERERE FROM AFRICA REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA. I AM THE SON OF
THE LATE PRESIDENT JULIUS NWALIMU NYERERE, WHO DIED SOME YEARS AGO. MY FATHER
USED THIS POSITION THEN TO TAKE FOR HIMSELF AND US SOME FORTUNE. MY FATHER
AFTER A PROTRACTED ILLNESS DIED AND AT THE SAME TIME I WAS STUDYING OVERSEAS
AND SO THIS FORCED ME TO RETURN FOR THE FUNERAL.WHILE I WAS GOING THROUGH
THE WILL WHICH HE BRILLIANTLY TRANSFERED AND DEPOSITED WITH A PRIVATE SECURITY
COMPANY WHICH I WILL CONFIDENTIALLY DISCLOSE THE EXACT COUNTRY TO YOU UPON
YOUR RESPONSE. I DISCOVERED HE DEPOSITED THE CONSIGNMENT CONTAINING CASH/MONEY
THE AMOUNT IS {$35,500,000:00}THIRTY FIVE MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
HOWEVER,MY AIM OF CONTACTING YOU IS TO HELP ME TAKE THIS MONEY INTO YOUR
NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY OTHER PART OF THE WORLD.

SECONDLY, YOU WILL HELPME LOOK FOR PROFITABLE BUSINESS I CAN INVEST MY SHARE
ON. AS A RESULT OF MY PRESENT SITUATION, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONCLUDE
THIS TRANSACTION ALONE. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING ME OUT, CONTACT
ME BY MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS BELLOW I WILL THEN FURNISH YOU WITH MORE
DETAILS.

I HAVE MUTUALLY AGREED TO COMPENSATE YOU WITH 25% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR
ASSISTANCE, 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENSES IN THE COURSE OF THE TRANSACTION
AND THE REMAINING 70% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY AND WE SHALL SEEK YOUR
ASSISTANCE ALSO IN HELPING US TO INVEST. BE INFORMED THAT THIS TRANSACTION
NEEDS UTMOST TRUST AND CONFIDENTIALITY. NOTE ALSO THAT THE TRANSACTION IS
HUNDRED PERCENT RISK FREE HENCE ALL THE MODALITIES FOR SAFE, SMOOTH AND
SUCCESSFUL TRANSACTION HAS BEEN ARRANGED BY ME.

I AM LOOKING FORWARD IN HEARING FROM YOU.

GOD BLESS YOU.

WITH REGARDS,

ANDY NYERERE.

NOTE: REPLY TO MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS ( a_nyere@yahoo.co.uk )


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