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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: jimmybashy@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 10:07:36 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?please?=

GOODDAY TO YOU TODAY.

MY NAME IS MR JIMMY BAZHAYEV , THE SON OF MR.ZIYA BAZHAYEV FROM CHECHNYA,RUSSIA.I
AM 17YEARS OLD. I KNOW THAT THIS EMAIL WILL COME AS A SURPRISE TO YOU BECAUSE
WE HAVE NEVER MET BEFORE NOW.I BELEIVE BY DIVINE POWER OF GOD WE ARE MEETING
FOR THE FIRST TIME.

I AM WRITING TO SEEK FOR YOUR ABLE ASSISTANCE TO RECEIVE THE SUM OF US$15,500,000:00{FIFTEEN
MILLION,
FIVE HUNDRED US DOLLARS ONLY} FROM MY LATE FATHER'S BANK ACCOUNT IN CREDIT
SUISSE BANK,ASIA.MY FATHER WAS
THE PRESIDENT OF OIL ALLIANCE COMPANY IN RUSSIA AND AN ACHIEVED BUSINESS
MAN WHO DIED ON MARCH 9,2000 IN ARTTERED YAK-40 JET LINER IN MOSCOW .I LOST
MY MOTHER
WHEN I WAS 6 YEARS OLD TO A BREAST CANCER.THEIR DEATH COST ME MY FORTUNE.
WE SUSPECTED THAT MY FATHER WAS
KILLED BY THE CHECHEN RABELS WHO WANTED MY FATHER TO SURPORT THEM TO FIGHT
AGAINST RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT,BUT
MY FATHER REFUSED. AFTER THIS UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT,I AND
TWO OF MY SISTERS WERE TAKEN CARE OFF BY OUR UNCLES,MY LATE FATHER'S BROTHERS.THEY
TOOK ALL MY FATHER'S
PROPERTIES AND SHARED AMONG THEMSELVES.LEAVING US TO
OUR FAITHS.

MY FATHER HAD AN ACCOUNT WITH THE CREDIT SUISSE BANK IN ASIA THROUGH THE
TRANSGLOBE FINANCE COMPANY,AND I WAS HIS NEXT OF KIN. THE CREDIT SUISSE

BANK CONTACTED ME LAST WEEK TO INFORM ME THAT MY LATE FATHER'S MONEY WITH
THEM AMOUNTING TO US$15,500,000.MILLION IS OVER DUE FOR PAYMENT AND THEY
HAVE PLACED THE MONEY UNSERVICABLE DUE TO FOUR YEARS OF NON OPERATING OF
THE
ACCOUNT BY MY FATHER.FOR THE FACT THAT I DON,T WANT MY UNCLES TO BE AWARE
OF THE MONEY SO THAT THEY WILL NOT TAKE IT FROM ME. I AM REQUESTING FOR
YOUR ASSISTANCE
TO PROVIDE A FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THE BANK WILL TRANSFER THE MONEY
FOR SAFETY AND INVESTMENT, WHEN I
COME TO MEET YOU. ALSO BECAUSE OF MY AGE, I CAN NOT HAVE SUCH AMOUNT IN
MY ACCOUNT AND PRESENTLY I DON,T
HAVE ANY ACCOUNT.SO I NEED AN ASSISTANCE FROM YOU BECAUSE THE MONEY IS BIG
AND I NEED SOMEONE WHO CAN RECEIVE THE MONEY AND HELP ME TO MAKE INVESTMENT.

WE HAVE AGREED TO GIVE YOU 25% PERCENTAGE SHARE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. I NEED
ALSO YOUR GUARRANTTEE THAT YOU
WILL BE TRUSTED,HONEST,SINCERE AND KEEP THIS TRANSACTION CONFIDENTIAL AT
YOUR SIDE.

PLEASE REPLY ONLY ON THIS MY EMAIL ADDRESS (jimmybashy@zipmail.com.br)
MY BEST REGARDS,
MR JIMMY BAZHAYEV



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