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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: charlesmadu@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 07:22:19 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?YOUR=20=20ATTENTION?=

DEAR,
I AM THE HEAD, ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS
SECTION, OF ONE
OF THE PRIME SECURITY COMPANIES HERE, IN NIGERIA.
HOWEVER,

I AM WRITING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF OUR
COMPANY , WHO
PERISHED WITH HIS WHOLE FAMILY OF WIFE AND TWO KIDS
ALONG WITH ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY FOUR OTHERS WHICH
INCLUDES THE THEN NIGERIAN
SPORTS MINISTER LATE ISHAYA MARK AKU, IN AN EAS
AIR-LINE PLANE CRASH IN KANO NORTHERN NIGERIA ON MAY
14TH 2002.


THERE IS AN ACCOUNT OPENED IN THIS COMPANY IN 2001 BY
THIS GREAT LATE INDUSTRIALIST WHO DIED IN THE PLANE
CRASH WITHOUT A WRITTEN OR ORAL "WILL" ATTACHED TO HIS
ACCOUNT.

I AM THE ACCOUNTING MANAGER TO THE LATE
INDUSTRIALIST , AND
I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH KEEN INTEREST TO SEE
THE NEXT OF KIN SINCE HIS DEATH IN 2002. THIS HAVE
PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO CLAIM HIS
FUNDS HENCE THERE IS NO NEXT OF KIN OR "WILL" ATTACHED
TO THE ACCOUNT.

AS THE ACCOUNT MANAGER TO THE DECEASED, I AM CAPABLE
WITH MY COLLEAGUES IN THE OFFICE,
OF TRANSFERING THE CREDIT BALANCE OF THE LATE
INDUSTRIALIST'S ACCOUNT TO ANY FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT OF
OUR CHOICE SINCE WE HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS
FOR
THE SMOOTH TRANSFER.

THE TOTAL AMOUNT INVOLVED IS TWELVE MILION DOLARS
(TWELVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS). HOWEVER,
WE
NEED A FOREIGN PATNER WHO WILL ACT AS THE NEXT OF KIN
AND BENEFICIARY TO THE INDUSTRIALIST AND WHO WILL
PROVIDE A
RELIABLE OFFSHORE BANK ACCOUNT WHERE WE CAN TRANSFER
THIS MONEY.

I HAVE ALREADY DONE ALL THE NECCESARY BANKING GROUND
WORKS FOR
THE SMOOTH TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS .AND AS SOON AS I
HEAR FROM YOU,WE WILL BEGIN THE PROCESS OF THIS
REMITTANCE,BUT BE IT KNOWN THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS
RISK-FREE,BUT NEEDS SOME DEGREE OF CONFIDENTIALITY AS
WE ARE STILL IN SERVICE.
LOOKING FORAWARDING TO HEARING FROM YOU.
REGARDS
CHARLES MADU





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