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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: "Nelson Jomo" <nelsonjomo_10@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: nelsonjmo01@yahoo.es
Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 21:05:01 -0400
Subject: From Mr. Nelson Jomo


From Mr. Nelson Jomo.
20 SILVER CRESCENT,
Johannesburg, South Africa.



(BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP)

Attn: Sir/Madam,

We want to transfer to overseas the sum of Forty Two
Million United States Dollars(U.S.$42,000,000.00) from
a bank here in Africa.

I want to ask you to kindly look for a reliable and
honest person who will be capable and fit to provide
either an existing bank account or to set up a new
bank account immediately to receive this money, Even
an empty bank account could serve this purpose as long
as you will remain honest to me till the end of this
important business, trusting in you and believing in
God that you will never let me down either now or in
time to come.

I am Mr. Nelson Jomo, the external auditor of a Bank.
During the course of our auditing, I discovered a
floating fund in an account opened in the bank in
1990, and since 1993 nobody has operated on this
account again. After going through some old files in
the records, I discovered that the owner of the
account died without a Heir apparent to the throne,
hence the money is floating and if I do not remit
this money out urgently it will be forfeited for
nothing.

The owner of this account who is Mr.Eshed.B.Willey, was
a foreigner and an industrialist died, since 1990,until
now no other person(s) knows about this account or
could give any documentary evidence concerning this
account. As such this account has no other beneficiary
and my investigation proved to me as well that
Eshed.B.Willey until his death was the manager
Oriental Diamond Company, in South Africa.

However, if you are interested in this business we
will start the process of the transfer immediately By
applying for the release/payment of the said amount into
a safe Foreigners account abroad or your account.

I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this
money can not be approved to a local account, without
valid international foreign Agreement, but could only
be approved to any foreigner with valid international
credentials: passport or drivers license and foreign
account because this sum is in U.S. dollars and the
former owner of the account is Mr.Eshed.B.Willey is a
foreigner too, thus the money could only be approved
into a foreign account only.

However, knowing all this, we will reach a binding
agreement in this regards. And as a matter of urgency,
I will inform you the next step to take, while you
Send your private telephone and fax number including
the full details of the account to be used for the
deposit.

I want us to meet face to face to build confidence and
to sign a binding agreement that will bind us
together before transferring the money to any account
of your choice where the fund will be safe. Before we
fly to your country for withdrawal, sharing and
investments, I need your full co-operation to make this
business a success, because the management is ready to
approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct
information of this account, which I will give to you.

Upon your positive response and once I am convinced
that you are capable and will meet up with the
instructions of a key bank official who is deeply
involved with me in this business, I need your strong
assurance that you will never let me down because With
my influence and the position in the bank we can
transfer this money to any foreigner's reliable
account which you can provide with assurance that this
money will be intact pending our physical arrival in
your country for sharing.

And to build confidence that you can come immediately
to discuss with me face to face after which I will
make this remittance in your presence and three of us
will fly to your country at least two days ahead of
the money going into the account because I will apply
for annual leave to get visa immediately I hear from
you that you are ready to act as directed.

To prove the authenticity of the business I will use
my position and influence to obtain all legal
approvals for onward transfer of this money to your
account with appropriate clearance from the relevant
ministries, foreign exchange departments, embassy and
Board of Internal Revenue Services.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given
35% of the total amount, 60% will be for me, while 5%
will be for expenses both parties might have incurred
during this process.

This business transaction is guaranteed. If you are
interested, please reply immediately through my
personal email sending the following details:

(1) Your Country Name.

(2) Your Private Telephone/fax Number.

(3) Your Bank Name and Address.

(4) Your Account Number:

And Swift Code (If Any)

(5) Account Name.

Please observe the utmost confidentiality, and rest
assured that this transaction would be most profitable
for both of us because I shall require your assistance
to invest my share in your country.

I look forward to your earliest reply through my
email address. Thanks and god bless you and your
family and bless me too.

Have a nice day.

Yours truly,

Nelson Jomo.
From Mr. Nelson Jomo.
20 SILVER CRESCENT,
Johannesburg, South Africa.



(BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP)

Attn: Sir/Madam,

We want to transfer to overseas the sum of Forty Two
Million United States Dollars(U.S.$42,000,000.00) from
a bank here in Africa.

I want to ask you to kindly look for a reliable and
honest person who will be capable and fit to provide
either an existing bank account or to set up a new
bank account immediately to receive this money, Even
an empty bank account could serve this purpose as long
as you will remain honest to me till the end of this
important business, trusting in you and believing in
God that you will never let me down either now or in
time to come.

I am Mr. Nelson Jomo, the external auditor of a Bank.
During the course of our auditing, I discovered a
floating fund in an account opened in the bank in
1990, and since 1993 nobody has operated on this
account again. After going through some old files in
the records, I discovered that the owner of the
account died without a Heir apparent to the throne,
hence the money is floating and if I do not remit
this money out urgently it will be forfeited for
nothing.

The owner of this account who is Mr.Eshed.B.Willey, was
a foreigner and an industrialist died, since 1990,until
now no other person(s) knows about this account or
could give any documentary evidence concerning this
account. As such this account has no other beneficiary
and my investigation proved to me as well that
Eshed.B.Willey until his death was the manager
Oriental Diamond Company, in South Africa.

However, if you are interested in this business we
will start the process of the transfer immediately By
applying for the release/payment of the said amount into
a safe Foreigners account abroad or your account.

I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this
money can not be approved to a local account, without
valid international foreign Agreement, but could only
be approved to any foreigner with valid international
credentials: passport or drivers license and foreign
account because this sum is in U.S. dollars and the
former owner of the account is Mr.Eshed.B.Willey is a
foreigner too, thus the money could only be approved
into a foreign account only.

However, knowing all this, we will reach a binding
agreement in this regards. And as a matter of urgency,
I will inform you the next step to take, while you
Send your private telephone and fax number including
the full details of the account to be used for the
deposit.

I want us to meet face to face to build confidence and
to sign a binding agreement that will bind us
together before transferring the money to any account
of your choice where the fund will be safe. Before we
fly to your country for withdrawal, sharing and
investments, I need your full co-operation to make this
business a success, because the management is ready to
approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct
information of this account, which I will give to you.

Upon your positive response and once I am convinced
that you are capable and will meet up with the
instructions of a key bank official who is deeply
involved with me in this business, I need your strong
assurance that you will never let me down because With
my influence and the position in the bank we can
transfer this money to any foreigner's reliable
account which you can provide with assurance that this
money will be intact pending our physical arrival in
your country for sharing.

And to build confidence that you can come immediately
to discuss with me face to face after which I will
make this remittance in your presence and three of us
will fly to your country at least two days ahead of
the money going into the account because I will apply
for annual leave to get visa immediately I hear from
you that you are ready to act as directed.

To prove the authenticity of the business I will use
my position and influence to obtain all legal
approvals for onward transfer of this money to your
account with appropriate clearance from the relevant
ministries, foreign exchange departments, embassy and
Board of Internal Revenue Services.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given
35% of the total amount, 60% will be for me, while 5%
will be for expenses both parties might have incurred
during this process.

This business transaction is guaranteed. If you are
interested, please reply immediately through my
personal email sending the following details:

(1) Your Country Name.

(2) Your Private Telephone/fax Number.

(3) Your Bank Name and Address.

(4) Your Account Number:

And Swift Code (If Any)

(5) Account Name.

Please observe the utmost confidentiality, and rest
assured that this transaction would be most profitable
for both of us because I shall require your assistance
to invest my share in your country.

I look forward to your earliest reply through my
email address. Thanks and god bless you and your
family and bless me too.

Have a nice day.

Yours truly,

Nelson Jomo.

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