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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: mrossyeze@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 07:03:02 -0700
Subject: Transaction


Dear Sir

I am Mr Ossy Eze a close personal assistance to ENGINEER ...a National of
your country who is an engineer and contractor that used to work and supply
equipments to Multi national Oil Company in West African with his base in
Lagos Former capital of Republic of Nigeria. It is highly unfortunate and
my heart still bleeds as I relate and recount this sad story to you. On 14th
June 2002.

My Boss, his wife and two children were involved in a car accident along
Lagos--shagamu High way Nigeria All the occupants of the vehicle lost their
lives and since then I have made several inquires to your embassy to locate
any of my Boss extended relatives but it ended without any atom of success.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name
over the INTERNET, to locate any member of his family, hence I contact you
to assists in repatriating the sums of$22.3 million DOLLARS my boss deposited
with the security company here in Republic of Nigeria before his untimely
death with his families.

The security company were my Boss lodged this money have issued me a notice
to provide the Next Of Kin to my Boss before the money gets confiscated or
declare unserviceable by the security company, within the next official limited
time. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over six
months now.

I seek your transparent consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased ,so that the proceeds of this money can be delivered to you at your
home country by the security company. As a personal assistance to my dead
Boss I have all the document of deposit to back up the claim of the money
from the security company.

All I requireity from you is your honest cooperation and confidential to
enable us see the deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under
lagete mate arrangement and transparency.

Hence an attorney will provide neecessary legal documents that can be used
to back up all the claims, Finally could you inform me of your acceptance
to carryout this deal with me, I shall in turn tell you the code and batch
number my deceases Boss deposited the money with the security company including
the name and particulars of the security company where the money is lodged.

Again you are entitled to 30% of the total sum of the money while 70% of
the money should be kept for me as soon as the money is delivered to your
home country by the security company.

You can reach me any time with this Number 234 80 3842 3254


Regards
Mr Ossy Eze

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