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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: "Pooneil" <pooneil_100@handbag.com>
Reply-To: pooneilk@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 01:54:10 +0000
Subject: Honourable Assistance

Dear Sir,

Please accept my warmest felicitation on behalf of my company.

I am PONNEIL KWAMM, Managing Director, SILLION GLOBAL SECURITY COMPANY in
South Africa .A Company well known for efficient services to successful
business Associates, Royal Families and President of resourceful Nations
mostly in Africa and the world at large.

I decided to communicate you through email to avoid bugging of line and
to make my aim more elaborated. I honour your potentials and as a good citizen,
a factor with qualities of my economy and a humble businessperson as every
man looks forward to in a lifetime. I want you to be of assistance to me.


Over the years many dignitaries have deposited monies with us for save keeping
and for other business purposes. But a few over the year, as detected in
my security database network, it revealed a considerable huge amount of
money ($340Million US Dollars) floating in our security saves, which after
further investigation/checks and balances of various account statements
,we discovered the true depositors of this funds. In brief:
*Former President ? (GENERAL) -SANNI ABACHA of Nigeria (Late) deposited
$185 Million United States Dollars;
*Former President ? MOBUTU SESESEKO OF ZIMBABWE (Late) $100 United States
Dollars .

Documents to these funds are in my care and possession for years and as
the President of my company (Sillion Global Security Company), Several years
having spent searching out family members/next of kin beneficiaries and
discovered are dead due to the war going on in the countries of this leaders.
These men, while alive have been charged for looting the monies from government
treasury thereby making them illegal and these monies free at this point
where no one is available to claim this money. Once again this monies are
security saves, and beneficiaries/depositors dead and confirmed.
These funds are save to clear and no trace. If discovered, it will be confiscated.
And I don?t want that to happen to the monies.

I am proposing a deal to you, and to let the cat out of the bag, I have
on behalf of this deal prepared documents to protect $30Million US Dollars
out of the total sum. Arrangement has been made with a foreign Security
Company where this $30 Million United State Dollars will be paid to you
in cash, to finally end the existence of the $30Million United State Dollars.
I will be there with you and we can later retrancefer through online to
different accounts.

I have taken all necessary steps to ensure the monies are documentary backed
and certificates available to avoid any trace. If you are interested and
willing to assist in the final (2) steps as the depositor of the $30Million
US Dollars In My Security Company.

Please don?t hesitate to communicate me on email and send a save direct
phone numbers/direct fax number for more information/commencement of the
business transaction.


Send corresponse to alternate email :asdf_pooneil@yahoo.com

Be of Assistance to me!

Best regards.

Pooneil Kwamm.





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