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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: ernest231@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 16:46:31 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?YOUR=20ASSISTANCE=20NEEDED?=

Dear Sir,
I am Dr. Ernest Obi a personal consultant for a very eminent
personnel in the Africa regions. These personnel asked
me to source for a credible foreigner with whom he can
jointly invest with. He has US$15M Dollars with a
Security Company in Europe, the funds was transferred there for
security reasons. Due to his public nature, he prefer
to be anonymous hence I have been given the mandate to
source for someone like you.
This is the proposal in summary:
[1] My client top Political/Government officials in
Nigeria. He wants the funds to be invested through a
well-established businessman abroad who can front for
him without disclosing his identity.
[2] All that is required is your willingness to invest
this money for him under strict profitable monitoring.
[3] You are required to arrange yourself to receive the funds for investment.
If you wish to partake, kindly indicate your readiness
by returning a mail through this email addresses
(ernestobi@execs.com) so that we can proceed.
Thank you so much in anticipation while I wait for
your Response.

Best Regards
Dr. Ernest Obi




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