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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: auditor82@terra.com.mx
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 08:40:32 -0800
Subject: From Mr Eric Davila.

18 Independence Close.
Johannesburg.
South Africa.

Dear,Sir/Madam.

We want to transfer to overseas the sum of One hundred and Forty Two Million
United States Dollars (U.S.$142,000,000.00) from a bank in Africa.

I want to ask you to kindly look for a reliable and honest person who will
be capable and fit to provide either an existing bank account or to set
up a new bank account immediately to receive this money,though an empty
bank account could serve this purpose as long as you will remain honest
to me till the end of this important business trusting in you and believing
in God that you will never let me down either now or in time to come.

I am Mr Eric Davila.the external auditor of a Bank.During the course of
our auditing,I discovered a floating fund in an account opened in the bank
in 1990 and since 1993 nobody has operated on this account again.After going
through some old files in the records, I discovered that the owner of the
account died without a ?Heir apparent to the throne?hence the money is floating
and if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for
nothing.

The owner of this account who is Mr.Eshed.B.Willey,a foreigner and an industrialist
died, since 1990,until now no other person(s) knows about this account or
could give any documentary evidence concerning this account. As such this
account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well
that Eshed.B.Willey until his death was the manager Oriental Diamond Company,in
South Africa.

However, if you are interested in this business we will start the first
money transfer with Forty Two Million U.S.Dollars (U.S.$42,000,000.00) upon
successful transaction without any disappointment from you. We shall also
re-apply for the payment of the remaining amount to your account.
While the total amount involved is One hundred and Forty Two Million United
States Dollars (U.S.$142000,000.00)only. I would want us to make a first
transfer of Forty Two Million United States Dollar.(U.S.$4200,000.00)from
this money into a safe foreigners account abroad before the rest. I am only
contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be approved to
a local account, without valid international foreign ?Agreement?, but could
only be approved to any foreigner with valid international credentials:
passport or drivers license and foreign account because this sum is in
U.S. dollars and the former owner of the account Mr.Eshed.B.Willey is a
foreigner too, thus the money could only be approved into a foreign account.


However, knowing all this, we will reach a binding agreement in this regards.As
a matter of urgency,I will inform you the next step to take, while you Send
your private telephone and fax number including the full details of the
account to be used for the deposit.I want us to meet face to face to build
confidence and to sign a binding agreement that will bind us together
before transferring the money to any account of your choice where the fund
will be safe. Before we fly to your country for withdrawal, sharing and
investments,I need your full co-operation to make this business a success,
because the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner
who has correct information of this account, which I will give to you,upon
your positive response and once I am convinced that you are capable and
will meet up with the instructions of a key bank official who is deeply
involved with me in this business. I need your strong assurance that you
will never let me down.
With my influence and the position in the bank we can transfer this money
to any foreigner's reliable account which you can provide with assurance
that this money will be intact pending our physical arrival in your country
for sharing.

And to build confidence that you can come immediately to discuss with me
face to face after which I will make this remittance in your presence and
three of us will fly to your country at least two days ahead of the money
going into the account.I will apply for annual leave to get visa immediately
I hear from you that you are ready to act as directed.

To prove the authenticity of the business I will use my position and influence
to obtain all legal approvals for onward transfer of this money to your
account with appropriate clearance from the relevant ministries,foreign
exchange departments, embassy and Board of Internal Revenue services.

I await your urgent confirmation of the Bank account details so that we
can proceed

(1)Your Account Number..........
(2)Account Name..............
(3)Bank Address...........
(4)Bank Name...........
(5)Beneficialy Name........
And your private telephone number...

As soon as i recieve your bank account details i will submit it to the bank
on your behalf to enable the bank contact you and make the transfer of the
funds to your Bank account.Beaware that any bank account of your choice
can serve once it's a valid and foreign bank account.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 35% of the total amount,
60% will be for me,while 5% will be for expenses both parties might have
incurred during this process.

I look forward to your earliest reply or you can call me through My Private
Hand Phone:+882-1646653534.

Regard,
Eric Davila.




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