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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: "Dr.Ahmad Jassim Muhammad Al Azzawe" <drahmad123@handbag.com>
Reply-To: contact_drahmad@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 20:19:18 +0100
Subject: LET'S MAKE THIS DREAM A REALITY

Dr.Ahmad Jassim Muhammad Al Azzawe
World Bank Monitoring Agent To
Central Bank Of Nigeria(CBN)

Brother,

My name is Dr.Ahmad Jassim Muhammad Al Azzawe, I am an Argentine
working with the World Bank Switzerland but recently attached to Central
Bank of Nigeria to monitor the rate of scam/fraud that is going on in Nigeria.

Presently,I and my team mates discovered a huge sum of money amounting to
$56 million United States Dollars floating in the Central Bank of Nigeria
treasury account.Our investigation revealed that this floating fund is a
foreign contractor's fund whose identity cannot be ascertain by the Central
Bank of Nigeria due to some daMages done to the contractor's payment file
by some top government officials who wanted to divert it to their foreign
account.
We have decided as foreigners to pay Nigeria back with their own coin
for all the bad they have done to our people by claiming this fund.The first
step we took is reporting to the President of Nigeria Chief Olusegun Obasabjo
that we know the true owner of this fund.He ordered us to get in contact
with the true beneficiary of this fund immediately and ask him to contact
Central Bank of Nigeria urgently for the release of his over due contract
payment Thus we decided to involve you.

All that we want you to do now is to apply to the Central Bank of
Nigeria that you want your over due contract sum of $56m with contract no:NNPC/PED-KAD/2907-2001
to be urgently transferred to your nominated bank account.

Indicate your willingness in doing this business with me by forwarding your
contact details and letter of guarantee to me that you will not betray me
and my team mate at the end of this transaction.As soon as I hear from you,I
will forward my personal ID card to you for my true identification.

Waiting for your urgent response.

Yours brother,
Dr.Ahmad Jassim Muhammad Al Azzawe.



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