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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: "PRINCE MUSTAPHA BOLKIAH" <princemustapha@z6.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: prince_mustapha@mail2prince.com
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 02:11:33 +0400
Subject: FUND AND EASTATE MANAGER NEEDED ARPLY URGENTLY

ADDRES:BRUNEI GORVERMENT
RESIDENTIAL AREA VILLA 12,
BORNEO BRUNEI STATE.

I got your contact from my father's diary and further explicit investment information about your country from my attorney in New York who has been of great assistance to my family since our departure from Brunei due to the human right abuses in my country.

I am Prince Fayed w. Bolkiah, the eldest son of Prince Jefri Bolkiah former finanace minister of Brunei, the intinity oil-rich sultanate on the Gulf Island of Borneo.
I save your time by not amplifying my extended royal family history, which has already been disseminated by the international media during the controversial dispute that erupted between my father and his stepbrother, the sultan of Brunei Sheik Muda Hassanal Bolkiah.

As you may know from the international media, The sultan had accused my father of financial mismanagement and impropriety of us$14.8 billion dollars this was as a result of the Asian Financial crisis that made my father company Amedeo Development company and government
owned Brunei investment company to be declared bankrupt during his tenure in
the office.

However my father was kept under house arrest, his bank account and private properties including a crude oil export refinery were later confiscated by the sultanate to avoid further prosecution from the sultan and his security operatives, but before I could do that I was placed under house arrest by the sultan and not have access to phone but I have a
palm V hand -held computer from which I am sending you this mail.

Some of the guard here are still loyal to me, so they would be my contact with you if there is any documents I need to send to you to enable you collect the boxes of money on my behalf. Before my in-castration, I went ahead to dispatch the sum of one hundred and twenty million United States Dollars {us$120,000,000.00} in cash under special arrangement into the custody of SECSECU SECURITY COMPANY (S.S.C) in DUBAI U.A.E UNITED ARAB EMIRATES for safe keeping abroad.
I seek your good assistance to invest these funds into profitable investment in your country to facilitate future survival for my family abroad.
After due deliberation with my aids we decides to offer 20% of these funds to you as compensation for your strong I remain yours sincerely, cooperation while 5% have may be mapped out for both local and international expenses that may be incurred be waiting until this transaction are over.

During this dispensation. Please I count on you absolute confidentiality, transparency and trust while looking forward to your prompt reply towards a swift conclusion of this transaction.

Many Thanks and blessing remains with you in the
name of allmighty allah.
BEST REGARD,
PRINCE MUSTAPHA BOLKIAH




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