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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: akeem bello <drakeem1@zwallet.com>
Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2005 11:46:20 -0500
Subject: Kind Transaction

FORM THE DESK OF

BARRISTER (DR) AKEEM BELLO WILLIMAS

102 NORTHWEST CRESENT

PORT-HARTCOURT/CALABAR

NIGERIA.

EMAIL: drakeem1@excite.com



Dear Sir/Ma,



Top of the day to you my friend. It may astonish you

to be informally contacted for a pending transaction

of this magnitude more especially since you do not

know me personally. The purpose of my introduction is

to bring to bear my present position and the very need

for true and solicited help with regards the

transaction at hand.



I am Barrister AKEEM BELLO WILLIAMS the Personal

assistant to Charles Taylor, the formal President of

Liberia. He has recently stepped down from power and

is presently in asylum in Nigeria. Well dear friend we

need your assistance in transferring some of the money

derived from gold excesses into your account, because

the government is making plans to seize all his assets

have been mandated to deal with anyone who offer

assistance to have this funds transferred to your

account oversea.



View these websites:



http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/08/11/liberia.1300/index





http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/africa/liberia/taylor-bio.html





http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/06/10/liberia.taylor/



The amount is USD$250 Million American Dollars, in a

Security firm Abroad. All that is needed is for me to

instruct the company to transfer the funds to your

account; I will remunerate you with 25% of the total

funds transferred to your vital bank account as

Compensation for your assistance, 10% percent would be

set aside to take care of all expenses we may incur

during the transaction.



To indicate your interest, kindly provide me your

direct phone and fax numbers and all relevant

information for me to be contacted you and to let you

know the roles you will play in making this

transaction successful. All the legal information

concerning this Money will be sent to you as soon as

we agree together.



We all have been confined only to Nigeria and So I

will use all available contact to get you all the

needed information. If this proposal satisfies

you, please contact me by this direct

emails:drakeem1@hotmail.com or drakeem1yahoo.com



Immediately with your full names, telephone numbers

and fax numbers to enable an immediate contact be as I

have advised above. If you are capable to assist us in

these transactions please provide me with the following

information.



1) Your full name & address with your tel/fax number

2) Your company name & address with your tel/fax number

3) The name of your bank & address

4) Bank account number



Reply me in this Direct Email Address:drakeem1@yahoo.com Or drakeem1@excite.com

Thanks for your cooperation.

Best Regards.

Barrister (Dr). AKEEM BELLO WILLIAMS
















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