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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: Albert Lugard <albertlugard@email.ro>
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 21:16:19 +0300
Subject: Inquiry



Customers service,
Dear Sir.

(investment inquiry on behalf of my first party client)

In view of the urgent and private nature of our intentions to go into a joint
investment programme with your establishment, We wish and request that you
forward to us the direct contact to the CEO of your establishement. I am
solicitaing your humble attentions to this matter as we will like to discuss
the terms and conditions of his investment policies before we can commence with
the perfection of documentations that will assume this venture the beneficiary
of the investment funds.
My clients (Abacha family)has in their the disposal the sum of twenty five
million united states dollars that they wish for your venture`s co-operation in
securing and investing these funds into the finacial system of your state
without any complication, We have confidence in your investment oppurtunities
to withstand the value of those funds for the
required period of time we agree on. I will also like you to treat this my
humble request with intergrity and confidentiality as the political system in
my nation demands that we secure and invest those funds now without delay.
Please forward his e-mail addresse, mobile phone number, and direct fax line so
that we can communicate with him without further delay, We also expect you to
inform and
alert him of our mail.
Thanks and always remain blessed



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