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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: dlhkTimothy <kip@katamail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 07:16:53 -0000
Subject: Business Deal

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am a senator working in the nigeria congress and seeking your cooperation and assistance in receiving
some funds for me for investments/partnership purpose overseas.The source of the fund was excesses
gotten from executed contracts between the period of 1999-2003,which had been moved out and
deposited with a security/finance company abroad as photographic materials.

For you to help/assist me in receiving the funds and invest it into either real estate,buying of stocks/
shares,and going into a joint venture with you and your assosciates.I will let you have 30% of the US$35
million as long as you will be honest and open minded with me before,during and after the successful
conclusion of this transaction.

I do not know how business is done overseas/international.But there are many secured ways of doing
this which could be either of the following:

1. Pay the fund into your existing bank account.
2. Open a new bank account in a place of your choice.
3. Buy an offshore company and use/operate with it.
4. Buying stocks/inves in your company (Go into a joint venture)
5. You take the funds as a loan at agreed interest rate.

If you have a more perfect way of doing this,do let me know,as i am open to advice.Please do get back
to me urgently and if you need more explanation.If you are willing to be my partner,then endeavour to
give me your home,office,cell and fax numbers,so that i will be able to get across to you at all times
considering our times zone

Please do get back to me on all of the above as i do not want/wish to lose this money.I shall provide for
you all the documents of the deposit with the security/finance company,and raise a power of attorney to
enable you claim and receive this fund into your bank account as the new beneficiary.

My good friend, please for security reasons and for the success of this transaction,absolute confidentiality
must be observed at all time due to my position as a member of congress.Looking forward to a mutual
beneficiary relationship relationship with you soon.

For confidentiality purpose respond via my email below .


Yours Faithfully,

Honourable:Timothy Audu


Email:endurance6000@indiatimes.com
Email:endurance@k.ro
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