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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: "Mr Jide Johnson" <jide04johnson@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jide04johnson@graffiti.net
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 12:48:09 -0800
Subject: from.Jide Johnson


Jide Johnson,
Email Address; jide04johnson@graffiti.net
Dear Friend,

I would like to begin by way of introduction; My name
is Mr. Jide Johnson, a native of Nigeria. I am a senior
employee of Nigerian Department of Energy and Mineral
Resources. You were introduced to us in confidence
through the Nigerian Chambers of Commerce and Foreign
trade division.
I am writing this letter to solicit your co-operation
in order to redeem an investment currently held under
trust with the Department of Energy and Mineral
Resources of Nigeria. The said investment now valued
at USD$26.426M (Twenty six million, four hundred and
twenty six thousand American dollars), was originally
purchased by one Mr. Micheal Wayne, and leased to
the Transvaal Orange Mining Corporation in 1977.
Since the maturity of this contract in September 1997,
several attempts have been made without success to
contact Mr. Micheal Wayne or any of his close
relatives, in whose favour the investment cash value
can be paid.
My partner, who is the Account Director in the same
Ministry and I, have initiated the process of filing a
claim for this money with the hope of having the funds
transferred to you. In order to do this, we will swear
an affidavit in the High Court of my country stating
that you are a distant cousin and next of kin to Mr.
Micheal Wayne the owner of the money. After which,
we will file a claim for this money from the
Department of Energy and Mineral Resources, indicating
that you were appointed by Mr. Micheal Wayne to be the
beneficiary of these funds. When the claim is approved
you as the beneficiary will be paid the sum of
USD$26.426M.
The money will be paid directly to any bank of your
choice; you will have the responsibility to ensure
that my partner and I receive 70% of the money while
you keep 25% for your assistance.The remaining 5% will
be for incidental expenses.
I want to assure you that my partner and I are in a
position to make the payment of this claim possible
provided that you can give us very strong guarantee
that our share will be secured,
and that you will not take advantage of our position.
Be assured that there is absolutely nothing to worry
about in the view of this claim. It is perfectly safe
with no risks involved, and it is not subject to any
inquiry, since my partner and I will be handling the
claim directly in Nigeria on your behalf.
I do hope my proposal is acceptable to you. Please
acknowledge the receipt of this letter,via my alternative email;
jide04johnson@graffiti.net so that I can
provide you with more clarification about the claim
and how we intend to make this deal beneficial to
everyone involved,hope to hear from you soon, please do not forget
to include your telephone number when replying this letter.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr.Ola James.

N;B Please, acknowledge the receipt of this letter,via my alternative
email; jide04johnson@graffiti.net




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