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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: matildamarcus2005@handbag.com
Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 09:21:00 +0100
Subject: ATTN GOOD FRIEND

ATTN GOOD FRIEND
9th APRIL,2005

TENDERS COMMITTEE
NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION,
PORTHARCOURT-NIGERIA

Dear Friend/Partner,

I am Dr(Mrs) Matilda Hawkins a native of the Niger Delta Area

of Nigeria and Director of Project Implementation,Niger Delta

Development Commission(NDDC).


I am making this contact with you based on the committee's need

for an individual/company who is willing to assist us with a

solution to a money transfer.First and foremost,I apologize

using this medium to reach you for a transaction/business of

this magnitude, but this is due to confidentiality and prompt

access reposed on this medium.


In unfolding this proposal, I want to count on you, as a

respected and honest person to handle this transaction with

sincerity, trust and confidentiality.

I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in

the execution of the deal described hereunder for the benefit

of all parties and hope you will keep it as a top secret

because of the nature of this transaction.

Within the Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC) where I

work as Director of Project Implementation and with the

cooperation of four other top officials,we have in our

possession as overdue payment bills totalling Ninety

Million,Two Hundred and fifty Thousand United States
Dollars , which we want to transfer abroad with the
assistance and cooperation of a foreign company/individual to

receive the said fund on our behalf or a reliable foreign

non-company account to receive such funds.

Moreso, we are handicapped in the circumstances, as the Nigeria

Civil Service Code of Conduct does not allow us to operate

offshore account hence your importance in the whole

transaction.

This amount represents the balance of the total contract value
executed on behalf of my Department by a foreign contracting

firm, which we the officials over-invoiced deliberately. Though

the actual contract cost have been paid to the original

contractor, leaving the balance in the tune of the said amount

which we have in principles gotten approval to remit by Key

tested Telegraphic Transfer (K.T.T) to any foreign bank account

you will provide by filing in an application
through the Ministry of Justice here in Abuja-Africa for the

transferof rights and privileges of the former contractor to

you.

I have the authority of my partners involved to propose that

should you be willing to assist us in the transaction, your

share of the sum willbe negotiated and funds for miscellaneous

expenses shall be set aside . The business itself is safe, on

your part provided you treat it with utmost secrecy and

confidentiality. Also your area of specialization is not a

hindrance to the successful execution of this transaction. I

have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will not

disappoint me.

Endeavor to contact me immediately through my personal e-mail

address including your Full names ,Your Full address and

confidential telephone number to enable me contact you for

further details or to confirm whether or not you are interested

in this deal.

If you are not, it will enable me scout for another foreign

partner to carry out this deal. I want to assure you that my

partners and myself are in a position to make the payment of

this claim possible provided you can give us a very strong

assurance and guarantee that you will follow all instructions

stritly and that our share will be secured and please, remember

to treat this matter very confidential , because we will not

comprehend with any form of exposure as we are still in active

Government Service.

Once again, remember that time is of great essence in this

transaction.
I wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation.

Yours faithfully,
Dr (Mrs)Matilda Hawkins(Ph.D)

___________________________________________________________

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