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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: railaodinga_557@handbag.com
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 17:48:20 +0200
Subject: Very Urgent!!

From the desk of: Raila Odinga
Road & Public Works Minisitry
(Nairobi ? Kenya)
Date: 23th Mar. 2005
Dear Sir,
Re: Confidential Business Transaction

I am Raila Odinga, the present Minister of Road and Public Works of
Federal Rebuplic of Kenya. Your dossier was obtained from Kenya/America Chambers
of Commerce in quest for a trustworthy individual/company for a confidential
business transaction.Since I was appointed a Mininster in the above mentioned
Ministry,I Have accumulated the total sum of US$12.5M (Twelve Million, Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) from over-invoiced awarded contracts
by the Mininstry, which is now deposited in my private account in Europe.Be
informed that my account details will be provided to you upon the confirmation
of your preparedness, which you can as well verify online.However, Mwai Kikaki,
the President of Kenya has ordered an inquiry into corruption as a graft
scandal engulfs his Government.Therefore,I am soliciting your assistance
for the transfer of this fund from my present account to your account, pending
my retirement. The reason for the above is that the code of conduct bureau
in my Country does not allows a civil servant to operate a foreign based
account or Own any large capital investment.
Be reminded that an account with zero credit balance can serve the purpose
of this transaction. Furthermore, to show my preparedness to work with you,
I have earmarked 15%of the total sum for you since you are providing the
coverage for the funds; while the remaining 85% shall be for me since I shall
bear the costs of all expenditures until the fund in question finally gets
into your account.For the security of this transaction, I want all communication
regarding this transaction to be between you and my private attorney Barr.AMANDO
JULIO Esq., who is currently in Madrid, Spain; and his contact numbers are
as stated below:

Fax: +34 911-412-694 or +34 629-110-184 or
+34 606-613-520
Email: Amandojulio@yahoo.es or Amandojulio@hotmail.com

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation while awaiting your urgent
response.
Yours Faithfully,
Raila Odinga

Minister of RPWM)
Cc: Barr. AMANDO JULIO Esq.





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