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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: kukougloria@handbag.com
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 11:25:06 +0200
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL & URGENT

MRS. GLORIA KUKOU
DEPARTMENT OF MINERALS AND ENERGY,
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA.
gloriakukou@kaixo.com
ATTN: President / C.e.o

CONFIDENTIAL & URGENT

It is my great pleasure to write you this letter on behalf of my colleagues.
Your information was given to me by a member of the South African Export
Promotion Council (SAEPC) who was with the Government delegation on a trip
to your country for a bilateral conference talk to encourage foreign investors.
I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the execution
of the deal hereunder for the benefit of all parties and hope you will keep
it confidential because
of the nature of this business.

Within the Department of Minerals & Energy where I work as a Director of
Audit and Project Implementation and with the co-operation of two other top
officials, we have in our possession an overdue payment in US funds.

The said funds represent certain percentage of the total contract value executed
on behalf of my Department by a foreign contracting firm,which we the officials
over-invoiced to the amount of
US$26.500,000.00 (TwentySix Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars). Though
the actual contract cost has been paid to the original contractor, leaving
the excess balance unclaimed.
Since the present elected Government is determined to pay foreign contractors
all debts owed, so as to maintain good relationship with foreign governments
and non-government agencies, we included our bills for approvals with the
Department of Finance and the South Africa Reserve Bank (SARB). We are seeking
your assistance to front as beneficiary of the unclaimed funds, since we
are not allowed to operate foreign accounts.

Details and change of beneficiary information upon application for claim
to reflect payment and approvals will be secured on behalf of you/your Company.

I have the authority of my partners involved to propose that should you be
willing to assist us in this transaction your share as compensation will
be US$6.625m (25%), while my colleagues and I receive US$17.225m (65%) and
the balance of US$2.650m (10%) for taxation and
miscellaneous expenses incurred.

The business is completely safe and secure, provided you treat it with utmost
confidentiality. It does not matter whether you/your Company does contract
projects, as a transfer of powers will be secured in favour of you/your Company.
Also, your area of specialization is not a
hindrance to the successful execution of this transaction. I have reposed
my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint us.

Thanks for your co-operation.

Regards,

Mrs.Gloria Kukou


N.B Please email your confidential Telephone number on my private E-mail
address(gloriakukou@kaixo.com) to enable me contact you for further clarifications.

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