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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: ribadunuhu5@terra.com.mx
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 06:06:49 -0700
Subject: DR RIBADU NUHU / URGENT


DEAR SIR / MADAM

I AM ALHAJI RIBADU NUHU THE BOSS OF THE ECONOMIC FINANCIAL CRIME
COMMISSION (EFCC)HERE IN NIGERIA.
THIS BODY WITH THE SITE BELOW YOU WILL KNOW MORE ABOUT IT AND WHAT
IT IS ALL ABOUT.
I WANT TO ASCERTAIN YOUR INTREST IN STANDING AS MR RON SMITH AN
AN AMERICAN WHO WAS DEFRAUDED BY A NIGERIAN FRAUD LORD BY NAME
CHIEF MORIS IBEKWE WHO DIED UNDER OUR CUSTODY,MR RON SMITH WAS
DEFRAUDED OF THE TOTAL SUM OF $250,000,000,(TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS BY CHIEF IBEKWE.
THIS HAPPEND ON THE 4 DAY OF JUNE 2004, THIS INFORMATION WAS GIVEN
TO ME BY MR RON SMITH DOCTOR WHO DECIDED NOT TO SHOW UP AFTER MR RON
SMITH COMMITED MURDER BECAUSE HE NOW REALISED THAT HE HAS BEEN DUPED
AND HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT HIS WIFE AND TWO KIDS WHERE INVOLVED IN THE
SEPTEMBER 11 CRISIS.
I WILL LIKE YOU TO FEEL VERY FREE TO VISIT THE SITE AND THERE YOU WILL
KNOW A LITLE ABOUT MY BIOGRAPHY,EVERYOTHER INFORMATION YOU MAY WISH TO

KNOW I WILL GIVE TO AS SOON AS YOU DEDICATE YOUR INTREST TOWARDS THIS
PROPOSAL.

NOTE: I HAVE PUT IN MANY YEARS OF METICULOSE SEVICE IN THIS COUNTRY AND

WONT WANT ANYTHING TO JEOPADISE MY IMAGE SO BE VERY CAREFUL AND ON KNOW
ACCOUNT WILL YOU CONTACT OR CALL ANY NUMBER ,FAX OR TELEX ON THIS SITE
FOR SECURITY REASONS.
THIS BODY FIGHTS AGAINST CRIMES LIKE MONEY LAUNDRY,ADVANCE FEE FRAUD,
IMPORT RACKETERS IN THE COUNTRY AND HAVE BEEN HELPING PEOPLE ALL OVER
THE WORLD TO RECOVER THERE FUNDS THAT HAS BEEN OBTAIND BY TRICKS
BY NIGERIANS.
AFTER YOU MUST HAVE SHOWN YOUR INTREST I WILL NOW GUIDE YOU ON HOW TO
LAY YOUR COMPLAINT AND THIS FUNDS WILL BE DIVERTED TO YOUR ACCOUNT WHEN

YOU MUST HAVE GONE THROUGH THE NORMAL PROCESS.
THEY WILL REQUETS FOR SOME EVIDENCE ALL THIS I WILL GIVE TO YOU,
INCLUDING THE SCAM MAIL WHICH WAS SENT TO MR RON SMITH,THE ACCOUNT
NUMBERS WHERE THIS FUNDS WHRER PAID IN ,THE NAME OF THE BANK ETC.
THE SHARING MODE WILL BE DISCUSSED AS SOON AS YOU HAVE SHOWN UP
YOUR INTREST.

VISIT THIS SITE -info@efccnigeria.org.
I WILL BE EXPECTING YOUR REPLY TO MY PRIVATE MAILING BOX
ribadunuhu7@pochta.ru
MOBILE-234 803 57988 40.
I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE

RIBADU NUHU.

(EFCC BOSS)

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