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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: mrtajudeen_datti@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 15:25:19 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?HELLO=2E=2E=2E=2E?=

FROM DESK OF MR. TAJUDEEN DATTI
MANAGING DIRECTOR INLANDBANK PLC,
BRANCH: PORTAKABIN 30, TIN-CAN ISLAND,
APAPA, LAGOS NIGERIA
EMAIL: mrtajudeendatti1@aol.com


ATTENTION:

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
FIRSTINTRODUCING 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 TOTAKE 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:mrtajudeendatti1@aol.com

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 PERFECTEDFOR A SMOOTH AND
SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION. THANK YOU
INADVANCE FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR. TAJUDEEN DATTI



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