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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: "Barrister Malami Ahmed" <malami_99ng@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: hassanahmed00_123@yahoo.co.in
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 03:39:37 -0800
Subject: Family Investment Assistance

FROM: BARRISTER MALAMI AHMED
SOLICITOR/ADVOCATE

GREETINGS
DEAR PARTNER

IAM BARRISTER MALAMI AHMED THE FAMILY LAWYER TO ALHAJI AUDU SALIM,THE ROYAL
FATHER AND EMIR OF ZUMA PROVINCE SULEJA COMMUNITY.UNFORUNATELY HE DIED LAST
YEAR. I KNOW THAT THIS MAIL WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE
BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW ME OR THE FAMILY OF MY CLIENT BEFORE THIS MAIL TO
YOU BUT IT ALL ABOUT A BENEFITING PROJECT IN YOUR COUNTRY. AFTER THE DEATH
OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS ALHAJI AUDU SALIM, I WAS CONTACTED BY HIS WIFE TO
SOLICIT FOR AN OVERSEA PARTNER WHO IS CAPABLE TO ASSIST THE FAMILY/ HER
IN A JOINT VENTURE INVESTMENT WITH INVOLVES HUGE AMOUNT UNITED STATES DOLLARS
WORTH OF(US$55,000,000.00M) FIFTY FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS ONLY, WHICH HER HUSBAND LODGED AT SECURITY COMPANY OUT SIDE
THE COUNTRY, THIS MONEY ACCORDING TO HER WAS MONEY MADE BY HER HUSBAND
THROUGH THE COMPENSATIONS OF ALL FOREIGN OIL COMPANIES LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY
AND ALSO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COMPENSATIONS TO ALL THE SERVING CHIEFS
AND ROYAL FATHERS OF THE OIL PRODUCING COMMUNITY. FOLLOWING HER LATE HUSBAND'S
(HAND WRITING WILL) HE INSTRUCTS THAT THIS FUND SHOULD NOT BE INVESTED IN
THEIR COUNTRY AND THE WORST NOW IS THAT HER LATE HUSBAND'S BROTHERS ARE
AFTER HER LATE HUSBAND'S ASSETS AND PROPERTIES, THIS IS WHY SHE CALLED MY
ATTENTION TO SOLICIT FOR THE ASSISTANCE OF AN INDIVIDUAL OR COMPANY OVERSEAS
IN A JOINT VENTURE INVESTMENT WITH THIS MONEY.

MODE OF THIS TRANSACTION:

(1) THE FUND WILL BE RECEIVED BY YOUFROM THE SECURITY COMPANYAND LODGED
INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT IN YOUR NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY .
ALL DOCUMENTS FOR THE TRANSFER WILL BE AQUIRED IN YOUR NAME LEGALLY. ONCE
THIS FUND IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT A LETTER OF INVITATION WILL BE
GIVEN TO HER AND HER TWO DAUGTHERS BY YOU TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR THE INVESTMENT
PURPOSES.
(2) THE RATIO PERCENTAGE OF THIS FUND WILL BE SHARED AS FOLLOWS:
(A) (10%) FOR ANY EXEPENSES IN THIS TRANSACTION.
(B) (25%) FOR YOU THE ACCOUNT OWNER.
(C) (35%) FOR THE JOINT VENTURE INVESTMENT AND AN AGREEMENT WILL BE REACH
BETWEEN BOTH PARTIES ON THE SHARING OF THE INVESTMENT PROFIT.
(D) (30%) FOR HER AND THE FAMILY, INCLUDING A LIVING HOUSE TO BE AQUIRE
THROUGH YOU ASSISTANCE FOR THEIR LIVING THERE IN YOUR COUNTRY.
BASED ON THE FOREGOING ISSUE, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO COMPROMISE ON THIS
ISSUE, PLEASE DO SEND YOUR CONTACT DETAILS, YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR
AN ORAL DISCUSSION ON THIS TRANSACTION, MAY I ASK YOU WHAT TYPE OF LUCRATIVE
INVESTMENT WILL THIS FUND BE INVESTED IN YOUR COUNTRY.
I ASSURE YOU AS THE LAWYER TO THE FAMILY THAT THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVE IN
THIS TRANSACTION FOR IT IS A BENEFITING INHERITANCE FROM HER HUSBAND. ONCE
I RECEIVED YOUR REPLY INDICATING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TRANSACTION,I WILL
ALSO SEND TO YOU THEIR PHOTOS,INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT AND MY IDENTITY CARD
FOR YOU TO KNOW THE PEOPLE YOU ARE DEALING WITH.
EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM YOU PROMPTLY,
BEST REGARDS
BARRISTER MALAMI AHMED





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