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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: zanvo@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:55:02 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONTACT=20ME=20BACK=20PLEASE?=

FROM: MR. ZANVO JULES,
LOT 112 DANJI AKPAPA,
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN

DEAR SIR,

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU SIR I AM ZANVO JULES, THE SON
OF LATE DR. MADU JULES, A KNOWN POLITICIAN. BEFORE MY FATHER'S DEATH HE
DECLEAR TO ME ABOUT A CRATE OF FUND HE DEPOSITED WITH ONE SECURITY VAULT
AS A VALUABLE CONTENT INSIDE, BUT NOT DISCLOSED TO THE SECURITY VAULT. THIS
CRATE OF FUND CONTAIN US$35.5 MILLION AS HE TOLD ME,I HAVE VISITED THE SECURITY
VAULT WITH THE PIN CODE NO HE GAVE TO THEM FOR MYSELF, THE EXISTENCE OF
THE SAID CRATE OF FUND AND THE OTHER DOCUMENT BACKING IT. THAT I AM THE
ONLY THE TRUE BENEFICIARY OF THE CRATE AND I FOUND EVERY THING INTACT.
MY FATHER USE TO TRAVEL TO USA AND EROUPE AND HE HAVE JUST ONCE PROMISED
TO TRAVLLE WHIT ME IN ONE OF HIS TRIPS TO LONDON INFACT I DONT KNOW EXATLY
HIS PARTNER OVERSEAS. HE INSTRUCTED ME TO LOOK FOR A TRUSTED FORIGENER WHO
WILL HELP ME TO INVEST THIS FUND IN HIS COUNTRY COMPANY ACCOUNT FOR HE DONT
KNOW TOMORROW AND LETTER HE GIVE UP ON 17th DAY OF MARCH 2002 SO AS TO SEEK
FOR INVESTMENTS BECAUSE I CANT INVEST IT HERE FOR SECURITY REASONS. SIR
MY PURPOSE OF WRITING YOU IS TO KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP ME TO TRANSFER THIS
MONEY TO YOUR COUNTRY COMPANY ACCOUNT UNDER YOUR DIRECTIVES, THIS I INTEND
TO INVEST WITH YOU, SECONDLY,IF YOU WISH TO CONTACT THE SECURITY VAULT FOR
CONFIRMATION I WILL GIVE YOU THEIR FULL CONTACT ADRESSES, ALSO GIVE ME YOUR
FAX AND PHONE NUMBER FOR CONFIDENTIAL PURPOSES. I AM 27 YEARS OF AGE AND
LITTLE DO I KNOW ABOUT BUSINESS.THANKS AND I WAIT FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE

YOU CAN CONTACT ME ON MY ALTANATIVE E-MAIL : zanvo5@hotmail .com

YOURS SINCERLY

ZANVO JULES








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