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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: chrisa7@terra.com.mx
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 02:26:14 +0100
Subject: urgent and confidential

DEAR FRIEND,
FROM: MR. CHRIS AHMED

I have an urgent and confidential business proposal
to make you. I do seriously need your help because I am
disabled from a motor accident and cannot travel
abroad on Doctor's orders.

I was an Oil consultant based in the United Kingdom,
and because I helped a lot of foreign Crude Oil
Companies to get Crude Oil Lifting Rights and
lucrative Oil Contracts from Nigeria, I was able to
amass a fortune worth about USD30million.
On 21st December, 2002, I left the UK finally with
my family, and came back to Nigeria. But because of the
unfavourable political and economic climate in
Nigeria, and for security reasons, I left my money
total USD30million in a Security Safe Deposit Vault
in London.
On 22nd December, I and my whole family was involved
in a very bad accident on our way home to our
Village at Benin, about 700 km from Lagos, Nigeria;
I lost my entire family in the accident, and I myself fell
into a coma since then.
I eventually recovered from coma, and was discharged
from the hospital two weeks ago. I have no money
with which to sponsor any one in Nigeria to undertake the
trip for me; in any case , my extended family here
abandoned me in hospital when they realized that the
money which I came back with had been spent on
hospital bills; I am currently living on the charity
of the church. And now, I need your help to collect
this money in London and invest it in a profitable
venture abroad; I cannot bring in this money into
Nigeria for fear of seizure by the Government. If
the money is properly and profitably invested abroad , I
intend to leave Nigeria permanently.

Can I count on your help? If you agree to help me, I
will send you by Post/courier the ELECTRONIC CARD
KEY of my vault so that you can travel to London and
open the vault; You will then remove the money total
USD30 million and transfer it to your Bank Account. For
your help and assistance, you will keep 25% of the money
for your self and keep 75% for me in safe custody
until I travel to meet you and invest my share.
If you agree to help me, please reply giving me the
following information:

1. Your Complete name and Street (POSTAL) address
2. Your Phone and fax number, including mobile
3. Your confidential email address
TO PREVENT THE KEY AGAINST LOSS IN TRANSIT, PLEASE
KINDLY STATE YOUR CORRECT NAME AND STREET ADDRESS.
THIS IS NOT A JOKE OR A HOAX! YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
CONFIRM THAT THIS EMAIL IS A GENUINE 100% LEGITIMATE
PROPOSAL, ONCE YOU REPLY AS ABOVE.

Once I receive your reply stating your street postal
address as above, I will send you the Safe Deposit
Vault Key by EXPRESS MAIL, and I will also forward
to you more details of this transaction by email.
Details will include the address, contact details including
the website of the Safe Deposit Company in London
where my money is currently stored.

Best regards,

Mr. Chris Ahmed

PS: PLEASE REPLY ONLY BY EMAIL; EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT
ABLE TO HELP ME, PLEASE REPLY ANYWAY AND TELL ME, SO
THAT I CAN CONTACT ANOTHER PERSON TO HELP ME





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