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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: barrdanfodio_usman@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 01:49:29 +0100
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL REQUEST FROM BARRISTER USMAN DANFODIO

USMAN AHMED DANFODIO CHAMBER.& CO.
(Legal Practitioners)
Blk 804-Law House Building
Marina, Lagos -Nigeria.
TEL NUMBER-:234-8036686123
E-MAIL-:BARRDANFODIO_USMAN@YAHOO.COM

ATTN:CEO/PRESIDENT,

IT IS MY HUMBLE PLEASURE TO WRITE YOU THIS LETTER IRRESPECTIVE OF THE FACT
THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW ME.I GOTYOUR CONTACT FROM INTERNET DURING MY SEARCH
FOR A RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON THAT CAN HANDLE SUCH ACONFIDENTIAL
TRANSACTION OF THIS NATURE.

I AM BARRISTER USMAN DANFODIO, A FAMILY LAWYER TO OURLATE MILITARY RULER,GENERAL
SANI ABACHA WHO DIEDSUDDENLY IN POWER ON THE 8TH OF JUNE 1998.SINCE HISUNTIMELY
DEATH, THE FAMILY HAS SUFFERED A LOT OF
HARASSMENT FROM THE REGIME THAT SUCCEEDED HIM.

RECENTLY, HIS WIFE MRS MARYAM ABACHA WAS BANNED FROMTRAVELLING OUTSIDE NIGERIA
BEING A FALLOUT FROM THE SEIZURE OF 38 SUITE CASES CONTAINING CASH/MONEY(USD800MILLION)
FROM HER AT THE AMINUKANO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ON HER WAY TO SAUDIRABIA,ALSO
HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY HAVE BEEN RECOVERED FROM HER ANDHER SON WHO IS IN INCARCERATION
NOW.


THERE ARE STILL LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY IN HARD CURRENCYWHICH IS IN SAFE KEEPING
IN A SECURITY FIRM IN ABROADAND MRS ABACHA HAS SHOWN ME DOCUMENTS OF WHERE
THE HUSBAND DEPOSITED US$35 MILLION IN A SECURITY VAULTFOR SAFE KEEPING.


HOWEVER, THE FAMILY IS NOW BANKRUPT FOLLOWING THEINCARCERATION OF MOHAMMED
HER SON WHO HAS BEEN CHARGEDFOR THE MURDER OF KUDIRAT ABIOLA THE WIFE OF
LATECHIEF MOSHOOD ABIOLA.RECENTLY THE FAMILY APPROACHED METO GET A RELIABLE
PERSON WHO WILL CLAIM THE MONEY ON
OUR BEHALF FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY BEFORE THE MYGOVT GET TO KNOW ABOUT
THE SAIDFUND WITH A SECURITY FIRM.

THIS MONEY IS ALREADY IN (ABROAD) AND IT IS DEPOSITEDIN DIPLOMATIC BOX,AS
ARTIFACTS AND PERSONAL EFFECTSAND KNOWN AS CONSIGNMENBT BY THE SECURITY
FIRM ,IT ISONLY THE BOTH OF US THAT KNOWS,IT CONTAINS CASH/MONEY.IF YOUR
CONDITION IS ACCEPTABLE WE WILL PREPARE YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE BOX
ANDREASONABLE PERCENTAGE WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU.

WE HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTS WITH US. THE SECURITY
COMPANY IN ABROAD HAVE CALLED US TO DO SOME THING
ABOUT CLAIMING THIS BOX WHICH WE HAVE EXPLAINED TO
THEM THAT WE SHALL GET INTOUCH WITH THEM AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. REMEMBER THAT WE ARE MAKING THIS CONTACT
BECAUSE WE CANNOT TRAVEL OUT OF THE COUNTRY FOR NOW.

NOTE THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVED BECAUSE I AM ALSO
INVOLVED AS THE ABACHA´S DEFENCE ATTORNEY. THEREFORE
CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL.

PLEASE IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED JUST DESTROY THIS
INFORMATION, AS THIS IS A TOP SECRET. WE SHALL BE
PREPARED TO DO MORE BUSINESS WITH YOU AT THE END OF
THIS TRANSACTION.

THANK YOU.
I AWAITE YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.
BARRISTER USMAN DANFODIO
(SAN) B .L, LLB, PH






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