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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: mrtajudeendatti12@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 09:31:43 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?pls=20get=20=20back=20to=20me=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E?=

FROM DESK OF MR. TAJUDEEN DATTI

MANAGING DIRECTOR INLANDBANK PLC,

BRANCH: PORTAKABIN 30, TIN-CAN ISLAND,

APAPA, LAGOS NIGERIA

EMAILmrtajudeendatti12@yahoo.ca



ATT: DEAR



FORGIVE MY INDIGNATION IF THIS MESSAGE COMES TO YOU AS
A SURPRISE AND IF IT MIGHT OFFEND YOU WITHOUT YOUR
PRIOR CONSENT AND FOR WRITING TO YOU FOR THE FIRST
TIME THROUGH THIS CHANNEL. FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR
CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION; THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF
ITS NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP
SECRET. THOUGH I KNOW THAT A TRANSACTION OF THIS
MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE ANY ONE APPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED,
BUT I AM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END
OF THE DAY. WE HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU DUE TO THE
URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION, AS WE HAVE BEEN RELIABLEY
INFORMED OF YOUR DISCRETENESS AND ABILITY IN
TRANSACTIONS OF THIS NATURE. LET ME START BY FIRST
INTRODUCING MYSELF PROPERLY TO YOU. I AM MR. TAJUDEEN
DATTI A BRANCH MANAGER, WITH THE INLANDBANK PLC HERE
IN LAGOS-NIGERIA. I CAME TO KNOW OF YOU IN MY PRIVATE
SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE
THIS CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION, WHICH INVOLVES THE
TRANSFER OF A HUGE SUM OF MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT
REQUIRING MAXIMUM CONFIDENCE. THE PROPOSITION: A
FOREIGNER, LATE ENGINEER DAVID WOOD GRAHAM, AN OIL
MERCHANT/CONTRACTOR WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF
NIGERIA, UNTIL HIS DEATH THREE YEARS AGO IN A GHASTLY
AIR CRASH, HE BANKED WITH US HERE AT INLANDBANK PLC,
AND HAD A CLOSING BALANCE OF US$7.5M (SEVEN MILLION,
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WHICH THE
BANK NOW UNQUESTIONABLY EXPECTS IT TO BE CLAIMED BY
ANY AVAILABLE FOREIGN NEXT-OF-KIN OF THE LATE
BENEFICIARY OR ALTERNATIVELY BE DONATED TO A
DISCREDITED TRUST FUND FOR ARMS AND AMMUNITION AT A
MILITARY WAR COLLEGE HERE IN NIGERIA. FERVENT VALUABLE
EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE BY THE INLANDBANK PLC TO GET IN
TOUCH WITH ANY OF THE MR. GRAHAM?S FAMILY OR RELATIVES
BUT PROVED TO AVAIL. IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED
POSSIBILITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE ANY OF LATE
ENGR. DAVID WOOD GRAHAM NEXT-OF-KIN (HE HAD NO WIFE
AND CHILDREN) THAT IS THE REASON THE MANAGEMENT UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF OUR CHAIRMAN PROF.PAUL BELLO AND
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,(AKINSOLA AKINFEMIWA,
MAJOR GENERAL ZAMANI LEKWOT (RETIRED), PRINCESS
ADENIKE ADENIRAN,PROFESSOR OBUMNEME EKWUEME,AND FUNSO
OGUNDIPE) ENDORSED THAT AN ARRANGEMENT MUST BE MADE
NOW FOR THE FUNDS TO BE DECLARED UNCLAIMABLE AND
SUBSEQUENTLY BE DONATED TO THE TRUST FUND FOR ARMS AND
AMMUNITION TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE COURSE OF WAR IN
AFRICA(LIBERIA) AND THE WORLD IN GENERAL. IN ORDER TO
AVERT THIS NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT, SOME OF MY TRUSTED
COLLEAGUES AND I NOW SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO HAVE YOU
STAND AS A NEXT-OF-KIN TO LATE ENGR. DAVID WOOD GRAHAM
SO THAT THE FUNDS US$7.5M WOULD BE RELEASED AND PAID
INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AS THE BENEFICIARY'S
NEXT-OF-KIN. ALL DOCUMENTS AND PROVES TO ENABLE YOU
GET THIS FUND WILL BE CAREFULLY WORKED OUT AND SHALL
SEND TO YOU FOR YOUR OWN PERUSAL, MORE SO WE ARE
ASSURING YOU OF A 100% RISK FREE INVOLVEMENT. YOUR
SHARE STAYS WHILE THE REST WOULD BE FOR MY COLLEAGUES
AND MYSELF FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES IN YOUR COUNTRY. WE
HAVE AGREED THAT, THE FUNDS WILL BE SHARED THUS; AFTER
IT HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT 1.30% OF THE
MONEY WILL GO TO YOU FOR ACTING AS THE BENEFICIARY OF
THE FUNDS. 2.10% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR REIMBURSEMENT
TO BOTH PARTIES FOR ANY INCIDENTAL EXPENSES THAT MAY
BE INCURRED IN THE COURSE OF THE TRANSFER. 3.60% TO US
THE ORIGINATORS OF THE TRANSACTION. IF THIS PROPOSAL
IS OK BY YOU AND YOU DO NOT WISH TO TAKE UNDUE
ADVANTAGE OF THE TRUST, WE HOPE TO BESTOW ON YOU AND
YOUR COMPANY, THEN KINDLY GET TO ME IMMEDIATELY VIA MY
ONLY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: mrtajudeendatti12@yahoo.ca



FOR INFORMATION, FURNISH ME WITH YOUR MOST
CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE, FAX NUMBER AND EXCLUSIVE BANK
PARTICULARS SO THAT I CAN USE THESE INFORMATION TO
APPLY FOR THE RELEASE AND SUBSEQUENT TRANSFER OF THE
FUNDS IN YOUR FAVOUR. NOTE ALSO THAT THE PARTICULAR
NATURE OF YOUR BUSINESS IS IRRELEVANT TO THIS
TRANSACTION AND THIS TRANSACTION IS EXPECTED TO BE
CONCLUDED WITHIN 15 WORKING DAYS SINCE ALL LOCAL
CONTACTS AND ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN PROPERLY PERFECTED
FOR A SMOOTH AND SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF THIS
TRANSACTION. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED
CO-OPERATION.



YOURS FAITHFULLY,

MR. TAJUDEEN DATTI





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