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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: johnagu_2004@tiscali.it
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 05:43:00 -0800
Subject: Request for your assistance

Dear sir/Madam,

Please reply on this email john_agu02@fastermail.com



My name is Mr. John Agu, Chairman of contract award and monitoring committee
of Ministry of tourist and mineral development, my duty as empowered by
the Nigeria Government is to provide the basic amenities, social recreational

activities in tourist visual areas. This program includes assistance to
deprived Local communities and to co-ordinate projects and development at
the tourist level, Furthermore, from this projects we have been able to
secure some
reasonable amount of U.S.$18.6m (Eighteen Million Six Hundred Thousand U.S
Dollars Only) as commission from various Contractors resulting from over
invoicing, hence all the necessary approvals has been completed.


As we are officials of Nigeria Government , we are not allowed to operate
or own foreign bank account, Hence we need you to stand as the beneficiary
and claim the fund on our behalf from the security Bank.

Presently, I am searching for a reliable person/company of high integrity/dignity
and one with conscience who will claim this fund on our behalf as the beneficiary,and
we have agreed to give you 35% of the total sum as commission for your
assistance/effort. And 5% will be used to settle every expense incurred.We
will use 60% to invest under your recommendations and guide and to go into
joint venture business with you. I would greatly appreciate your assistance.

As I look Forward to your urgent response. you can please reply me through
this john_agu02@fastermail.com

Kind regards,
John Agu



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