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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: edobor_patrick@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 15:20:48 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?REQUEST=20FOR=20URGENT=20ASSISTANCE=20?=

FROM THE DESK OF
HON. PATRICK EDOBOR


REQUEST FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE

FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION. THIS IS VIRTURE
OF IT'S NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET. WE ARE TOP
OFFICIALS OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WORKS AND HOUSING HERE IN BURKINA FASO
CONTRACT, WE ARE INVOLVED IN THE REVIEW PANEL WE HAVE AUDITING AND PROBING
THE PAST CONTRACTS WHICH WAS BEEN AWARDED BY THE PAST ADMINISTRATION IN
FOCUS. IN ORDER TO COMMENCE THIS BUSINESS WE SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE, KNOWLEDGE
AND EXPERTISE TO ENABLE US RECIEVE THE SAID TRAPPED FUNDS ABROAD, INTO YOUR
DESIGGNATED BANK ACCOUNT.
THE SOURCE OF THIS FUND IS AS FOLLOWS:
DURING THE PREVIOUS MILITARY REGIMES IN OUR COUNTRY, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
SET UP COMPANIES AND AWARDED THEMSELVES CONTRACTS WHICH WERE GROSSLY OVER-INVOICED
IN VARIOUS MINISTRIES. THE NEW CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT NOW SET UP A CONTRACT
REVIEW PANEL WHICH I AND MY COLLEAGUES ARE MEMBERS AND WE HAVE IDENTIFIED
A LOT OF INFLATED SUM, DUE TO OUR POSITION AS CIVIL SERVANTS AND MEMBERS
OF THIS PANEL, WE CANNOT AQUIRE THIS MONEY IN OUR NAMES. I HAVE THEREFORE,BEEN
DELEGATED AS A MATTER OF TRUST BY MY COLLEAGUES OF THE PANEL TO CONTACT
YOU AS AN OVERSEA PATNER INTO WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SUM OF US$26,75000 ,00 (TWENTY-SIX
MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WILL BE PAID
BY TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER. HENCE WE ARE WRITTING YOU THIS LETTER. WE HAVE
AGREED TO SHARE THE MONEY THUS:
1. 60% FOR US (THE OFFICIALS)
2. 30% FOR THE FOREIGN PATNER (YOU)
3. 10% TO BE USED IN SETTLING TAXATION AND LOCAL AND FOREIGN EXPENSES.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% SAFE AND WE HOPE THAT THE FUNDS
CAN ARRIVE YOUR ACCOUNT IN LATEST TEN(7) BANKING DAYS FROM THE DATE OF RECIPT
OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION . A SUITABLE BANK ACCOUNT(COMPANY OR PERSONEL)
INTO WHICH THE FUNDS CAN BE PAID. THE ABOVE INFORMATION WILL ENABLE US WRITE
LETTERS OF CLAIM AND JOB DESCRIPTION RESPECTIVELY. WE ARE LOOKING FOWARD
TO DOING BUSINESS WITH YOU AND SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENTIALITY IN THIS TRANSACTION.
PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE RECIEPT OF THIS LETTER USING THIS ALTERNATIVE E-MAIL
ADDRESS.I WILL BRING YOU INTO THE COMPLETE PICTURE OF THIS PENDING PROJECT
WHEN I HAVE HEARD FROM YOU, PLEASE AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOUR IMMEDIATE
RESPONSE YOURS FATHFULLY,
HON. PATRICK EDOBOR.





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