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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: "From Mrs Tamunor" <judd91@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: mrsjudithtamunor@katamail.com
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 09:48:18 +0100
Subject: From Mrs. judith Tamunor,

From Mrs. judith Tamunor,
#9 Keffi Street,
Off Awolowo Rd,
Victoria Island,
Lagos.


I am Mrs. judith Tamunor, I know this proposal will come to you as a
surprise for the fact that we have not met before believing that
transaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive or worried
but I can assure you that you will not regret been part of this mutual
beneficial transaction.SUBJECT:
My husband, Chief Daniel Tamunor who died mid-last year of heart Attack

was the Royal king of my community, in Eleme village in Rivers State
South-South Nigeria, (rich in Crude Oil). My late husbands community
produces 5% of the total crude oil for export overseas which my
government in turn pays my husband 1% of this generated revenue in
Dollars as royalty following the accumulation of this royalties, during

the period of his 15Years rulership his worth amounted to Ten Million
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($10.5M) which he left for
me and my children as the only asset to inherit.
Due to poor banking system and political instability, here in Nigeria
we do not feel comfortable keeping this money here as we do not
consider it safe to bank here in our local banks. Although my husband
deposited the funds in a strong room/safe with an open beneficiary in
the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) which he intended to trasfer abroad
as a contract payment before his death.


Proposition: My husband intimated me of this funds before he died to
seek for a honest foreign partner to assist us transfer the funds
abroad, so please, I will appreciate if you could assist me in this
promising mutual beneficial proposal as we intend to give you One
Million Five HUndred Thousand United States Dollars ($1.5M) for your
participation in getting this funds transfered into your nominated
account, 5% will be set aside to take care of all expenses we may
incure during the transaction.
To indicate your interst, contact me urgently and confidentially for
more information and the roles you will play in this business. All the
legal information concerning this money will be sent to you as soon as



we receive your positive response.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. judith Tamunor,
send your reply through this mail box (paul_2003@katamail.com)



I will like you to provide me immediately with your full names,
telephone and fax numbers to enable my eldest (son paul Tamunor) to
contact you as I have given him the go ahead to handle this transaction

on behalf of the family.
alternatively you can call him on his telephone numbers: 234-1-7769844,

Ask him for the code word and he
shall respond "HAPPINESS" before discussion. just to be sure that you
are speaking to him.





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