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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: "Hassan Bala." <hassan24online@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: hassan_24online@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 12:15:38 -0700
Subject: Please I Need Your Urgent Reply.

FROM THE DESK OF:MR.HASSAN BALA
NIGERIA ELECTIRC POWER AUTHORITY
FEDERAL SECRETARIAT
IKOYI-LAGOS.

Dear Friend,

I am Mr.Hassan Bala the Chairman Contract Review Committee of National Electric
Power Authority (NEPA).Although this proposal might come to you as a surprise
since it is coming from someone you do not know or ever seen before, but
after due deliberations with my colleagues,I decided to contact you based
on Intuition.

We are soliciting for your humble and confidential assistance to take custody
of fifty-five million,five hundred thousand United States Dollars.{USD55.500,000.00}.This
sum(USD55.5M) is an over invoice contract sum which is currently in an offshore
payment account of the Apex Bank of Nigeria as an unclaimed contract entitlement
which can easily be withdrawn or drafted or pay to any recommended beneficiary
by my committee.

On this note,you will be presented as a contractor to NEPA who has executed
a contract to a tune of the above sum and has not been paid. Proposed Sharing
Partern (%):

1. 60% for me and my colleagues.
2. 30% for you as a partner/fronting for us.
3. 10% for expenses that may be incurred by both parties duringthe cause
of this transacton.

Our law prohibits a civil servant from operating a foreign account,hence
we are contacting you.If this proposal satisfies you, do respond as soon
as possible with the following information:

1. Your Full Name And Contact Address(Or You Company's Name And Address).
2. Your Personal Telephone Number And Fax Number.
3.Your Bank Account Number Where The Money Will Be Lodged.

Further discussion will be centered on how the fund shall be transfer and
full details on how to accomplish this great opportunity of ours.

Thank you and God bless.

Best regards,

Hassan Bala.

___________________________________________________________

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