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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: johntek4@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 19:01:35 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENT=20BUSINESS=20PROPOSAL?=


STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.

URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
DEAR SIR,

IT IS WITH TRUST AND CONFIDENCE THAT I MAKE THIS URGENT AND IMPORTANT PROPOSAL
TO YOU. I AM A SENIOR ACCOUNTANT WITH THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(NNPC), FALOMO OFFICE COMPLEX IKOYI LAGOS.

I HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED BY MY COLLEAGUES TO SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN THE
TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF US$30,000,000.00 (THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS)
ONLY.

THIS MONEY AROSE FROM A DELIBERATE OVER-INVOICING OF A PARTICULAR CONTRACT
AWARDED BY MY CORPORATION IN THE YEAR 2002 . WE HAVE BEEN SAFE-GUARDING
THIS MONEY SINCE THEN, AWAITING AN APPROPRIATE TIME WHEN THE MONEY CAN BE
TRANSFERRED INTO A SAFE FOREIGN ACCOUNT FOR SAFE KEEPING, PENDING OUR ARRIVAL
FOR SHARING AND UTILIZATION WITH THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT.

NOW, THE PRESIDENCY HAS ORDERED THAT ALL DEBTS OWNED FOREIGN CONTRACTORS
BY THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE PAID IMMEDIATELY. ON THE STRENGTH OF THIS ORDER,
WE WISH TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS SITUATION AND PRESENT YOUR COMPANY AS
THE BONAFIDE BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND AND GET IT TRANSFERRED TO YOUR DESIGNATED
ACCOUNT.

MEANWHILE, WE HAVE AGREED THAT THE MONEY WILL BE SHARED THUS:- 60% WILL
BE FOR US (MY COLEAGUES AND I ) 30% WILL BE FOR YOU FOR PROVIDING THE NECEESSARY
ASSISTANCE WHILE THE REMAINING 10% HAS BEEN MAPPED FOR THE INCIDENTAL EXPENSES
THAT MIGHT BE INCURED THROUGHOUT THE TRANSACTION.

THE NATURE OF YOUR COMPANY'S BUSINESS IS IRRELEVANT TO THIS TRANSACTION
AS ALL ARRANGEMENT HAVE BEEN CONCLUDED FOR A SUCESSFULL AND HITCH FREE TRANSACTION.
WE WILL NOT CONTACT ANY OTHER PERSON/COMPANY UNTILL WE ARE CONVIENCED THAT
YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THIS PROPOSAL.

WE HAVE TAKEN MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO RISK INVOLVE IN YOUR
PART AT ALL. SO REACH ME ON MY EMAIL ADDRESS, SO THAT I WILL FAX YOU THE
MODALITIES IN CARRYING OUT THIS OPERATION.

FURTHERMORE, IT HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED THAT THE TRANSACTION WILL BE CONCLUDED
WITHIN FOUTEEN (14) WORKING DAYS DEPENDING ON THE TIME OF HEARING FROM YOU
AND COMMENCING ACTION.

PLEASE REACH ME THROUGH MY ABOVE EMAIL ADDRESS INDICATING YOUR INTEREST
IN THIS BUSINESS WHILE YOU ARE EXPECTED TO CONFINE EVERYTHING STRICLY TO
YOUR SELF ONLY. THIS INFORMATION IS HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL AND URGENT.

BEST REGARDS,

John Amah




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