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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: "Ije & Mother" <ijendu23@walla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ijendu121@box.az
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 15:04:08 +0000
Subject: Reply soon

Attn,


I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but it as an emergency to
our condition with my mother here in dakar senegal, Be bless as you help me and
my mother to transfer and invest our money in your country.My name is IJE NDU
with My Mother from the republic of Sierra Loean in Central Africa Free Town, now seeking
for refuge in Dakar Senegal under the(UNHCR)united nation high commission for
refuge with my mother.


I got your contact during a desperate search here in Dakar for a possible
investment transaction. My (late) father HON DR. ALMAMMY NDU, who was the
former ministre of finance and economy in Sudan before he was assinated by the
rebbles in the captal city of Khartoon2003. And all our properties was totally
destroyed. However, we managed to escape with some of my father's documents
covering $18.5 Million dollars(Eighteen Million Five Hundered Thousand us
dollars Only) which is presently deposited safely in a Bank here in Dakar on my
name as the only son of the family and the next of kin.


The Bank have approved to transfer the fund deposited on my name but we are
looking for a trust and reaible foreign partner who will assist us to transfer
and inves the fund in his country. i was advice to live with my mother to dakar
senegal because i was the next target as the only son of my family. All the
vital documents will be fax to you as our foreign partner who will recive the
fund for the investment.


Meanwhile,we are saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy foriegn
personality to help us transfer the money and invest it in his country and into
his possession pending our arrival to meet with him. Furthermore, we only want
this done this way because your country is politically stable for any
profitable investment and only if you accept our proposal, you will serve as
the beneficiary of the fund on commencement of this proposed transactions.


You will send me and my mother a letter of inviation to enable us to get a visa
and fly down to your country once the fund is been transfer to your country.i
hope you will not betray me and my mother because this money is all our hope
since my late fathe r died. I am giving you the offers as mentioned with every
confidence on your acceptance to assist us, we have decided to invest 40% of
the total fund based on equity participation in your company. Secondly, we
shall also take 5% out for any miscelleneous expenses that may occure during
the transfer.


Conclusively, i wish you send me a reply immediately as soon as you recieve this
proposal so that we shall arrange on how this fund will be transfer to your
country. On commencement,this transaction will take nothing less than 4 working
days to be accomplished as the bank managment told me and my mother. All
documents covering the fund are safe and intact with us here in dakar senegal.



i will fax you all the vital documents to enable you to contact the finance firm
for the transfer.my mother is sending her greetings to you and your family.
kindly keep this transfer secert and confidentail. contact me on this telephone
number as soon as you recive this massage. Tell 00 221 665 62 09 for more
detals.


contact me on telephone urgent as soon you recive the massage for more details
and keep it secert and confidetail between you as us.00 221 665 62 09
ijendu1111@walla.com


my mother is sending her greetings to you and your family.call us urgent for
more detail ijendu1111@walla.com or ijendu121@box.az + 221 665 62 09


Thanks yours Turly son,


Ije Ndu & Mother


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