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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: "Chidex Savimbi" <chidexsavimbi@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 09:29:48 +0000
Subject: FROM Mr Chidex Savimbi-----------Very Important

FROM Mr Chidex Savimbi.
ECO BANK [ECOBANK]
LOME TOGO ANNEX,

DEAREST FRIEND

In order to transfer out (USD 10 MILLION) million United States Dollars from
ECO BANK [ECOBANK].I have the courage to ask for your assistance to handle
this important and confidential business believing that you will never let
me down either now or in future.I am Mr Chidex Savimbi.the MANAGER of ECO
BANK [ECOBANK]ASSISTED RURAL PROJECTS IN TOGO REPUBLIC.There is contract
money left in this bank since 1999 and nobody has claimed it.

After going through some old files in the records,I discovered that if I do
not remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing.The owner
of this contract money is :MR Raymond Beck: a foreigner,and a business man
by profession and he died since 1999. No other person knows about this money
or any thing concerning it.The contract money owner has no other beneficiary
and my investigation proved to me as well that his company does not know
anything about this money and the amount involved is (USD$10M)ten million
United States Dollars million dollars.

I want to first transfer [USD6M]six million United States Dollars from this
money into a safe foreigners account abroad before the rest,but I don't know
any foreigner, I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money
cannot be approved to a local bank here, but can only be approved to any
foreign account because the money is in us dollars and the former owner of
the account is Mr Raymond Beck is a foreigner too.I know that this message
will come to you as a surprise as we don’t know our selves before,but be
sure that it is real and a genuine business.I only got your contact address
from your hotmail members profiles with believe in God that you will never
let me down in this business.

You are the only person that I have contacted in this business,so please
reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take urgently.I
would want us to conclude this transfer within five bank working days,In
that regards kindly confirm to me your willing to receive this money into a
foreign account or any account of your choice where the fund will be safe.I
will fly to your country for withdrawal and sharing and other investments as
soon as you receive our fund and confirm to me.I am contacting you because
of the need to involve a foreigner with foreign account and foreign
beneficiary.I need your full co-operation to make this work fine 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 willingness
immediately.

If you are able and with capability to handle such amount in strict
confidence and trust according to my instructions and advice for our mutual
benefit because this opportunity will never come again in my life.I need
ruthful person in this business because I don't want to make mistake I need
your strong assurance and trust.With my position now in the office I can
transfer this money to any foreigner's reliable account after the
proceedures and the necessary banking transfer Mode of transfer,which you
can provide with assurance that this money will be intact pending my
physicalarrival in your country for sharing.I will destroy all documents of
transaction immediately we receive this money leaving no trace to any place.

You can also come to discuss with me face to face after which I will make
this remittance in your presence and two of us will fly to your country so
at least two days ahead of the money going into the account. I will apply
for annual live to get visa immediately I hear from you that you are ready
to act and receive this fund in your account.I will use my position and
influence to effect legal approvals and onward transfer of this money to
your account with appropriate clearance forms of the ministries and foreign
exchange departments. 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 the process of transferring.

Yours Truly
Mr Chidex Savimbi.

N.B: PLEASE FORWARD TO ME YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER INCASE I
NEED URGENT CONVERSATION WITH YOU.

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