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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: "Bingadema Joachim" <joachbing@141.ro>
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 05:05:48 +0200
Subject: A HANDSOME REWARD


Good day,





I am sorry that this mail might come to you as a surprise owing to the fact
that you never expected it. However, I demand that you treat this mail with
utmost seriousness. It is about a business proposal, which will do you a lot
of good.



I am Mr. Joachim Bingadema the son of John Bingadema, who hails from
Ovimbundu ethnic group in Angola. My father was a maternal cousin and a
secrete aide of late Jonas Malheiro Savimbi, unlike Paulo Lukamba Gato who was
a popular aide. He (my father) ran most of Savimbi&#8217;s secrete
international deals for him because of the trust he reposed on him. He handled
most of his diamond / precious stone deals, which yielded a lot of money.



Jonas Malheiro Savimbi was until his death in February 2002 the Angolan
warlord and the leader of the National Union for the Total Independence of
Angola (UNITA). In 2001 a lot of external pressures were on Savimbi to track
him down and confiscate his/UNITA where ever they are found. In view of this,
my father was ordered by Savimbi to save some of the money they made from
sales of diamond / precious stones and other international deals in his (my
father's) name so that it could not be traced. He acted accordingly by
depositing in a security company&#8217;s vault aboard, the sum of eighty
million US dollar ($80, 000,000.00) and I was used as the next of kin in the
transaction.



Note That Savimbi&#8217;s asset is valued at Billions of dollar.



Following the death of Jonas Savimbi and my father in the Angolan war, I stand
as the only beneficiary of the fund. Considering the fact that Angola was not
safe for me to stay to carry out this transaction, I explain this to my father
and Savimbi's close friend, Mr. Charles Taylor who was former president of
Liberia until last year. He invited me to Liberia, but few days after my
arrival, the Liberian crisis started. Taylor was later granted asylum by the
present Nigerian government, I am at present among the number of Liberia who
came with Taylor to seek asylum in Nigeria and I will stay there till I get
this transaction completed.



Your role in this transaction is to assist me to claiming this money from
Security Company. I have discussed with the company and they assured me that
they willing be willing to release the fund to whomever I will authorize. Note
that 1.3 % of the total sum has been set aside for any expenses that would be
incurred by both parties in the transaction. I will reward you handsomely with
25% of the total sum as soon as this transaction is completed.



Please write back to me immediately if you find it in your heart to assist me
in this deal. And please do not to expose this mail as this transaction
demands secrecy.



Thanks.



Yours Sincerely

Joachim Bingadema.





PLEASE REPLY THROUGH THIS ALTERNATIVE EMAIL : joachbing@echina.com




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