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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: dominik_ego2003@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 01:11:42 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?HAPPY=20NEW=20YEAR=20FROM=20MR=2C=20DOMINIK=20EGO?=

STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC
EASTERN REGIONAL
HEADQUATERS
NO 50 WEST AVENUE


I AM THE BANK MANAGER OF STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC OF NIGERIA. I WILL LIKE
TO DO AVERY BRIEF BUSINESS WITH YOU, THERE IS A DORMANT ACCOUNT IN MY BANK
WITH A CREDIT BALANCE OF (USD$10.000.000.00) TEN MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS,WHICH
HAS BEEN DORMANT FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS NOW. ON MY FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I
DISCOVERED THAT THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT, A FOREIGNER DIED ALSO TWO YEARS
AGO IN A MOTOR ACCIDENT AND THAT HE LEFT NO BENEFICIARIES AND NEXT OF KIN
FOR THE ACCOUNT, BECAUSE HE WAS HIDING THE SOURCE OF THE MONEY FROM THE
GOVERNMENT.

WHAT I NEEDED FROM YOU IS TO USE YOU NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY AND NEXT OF
KIN TO THE ORIGINAL ACCOUNT OWNER. AND THEN USE MY POSITION AS THE MANAGER
AND GIVE CLEARANCE FOR ONWARD REMISSION OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR NOMINATED
ACCOUNT. I WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION ABOUT THE
ACCOUNT, WHICH YOU WILL PRESENT TO THE BANK THROUGH A LAWYER.

AFTER THE BANK HAS ACCEPTED YOUR APPLICATION, THEN I WILL MOVE AHEAD TO
DESTROY EVERY DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BUSINESS. AND WE WILL GO AHEAD
TO SHARE THIS FUND AT RATIO 20 AND 70 PERCENT, 20% FOR YOUR SERVICES TO
ME AND 70% FOR ME, THE REMAINING 10% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENSES
INCURRED DURING THIS TRANSACTION.

PLEASE YOUR URGENT REPLY IS NEEDED SO AS TO STOP FURTHER CONTACTS. THIS
IS FOR PEOPLE WHO KNOW THE VALUE OF BANKING SYSTEM.KINDLY INCLUDE YOUR TELEPHONE
AND FAX NUMBERS.
THANKS,

BEST REGARDS
DOMINIK EGO



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