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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 SAM EDEM JOE" <ceonddcchairman1@yahoo.no> (may be fake)
Reply-To: nddccommittee01@yahoo.se
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 20:35:11 -0700
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL MESSAGE (FUND) TRANSFER!!

Attn: PRESIDENT/CEO

I have received vital and useful information about you, I am satisfied
with such useful information's. Very pleased to be in contact with
you, for thepossibility of accepting my urgent proposal to you.

Please note that I don't have anything to hide for you, irrepecstive
that I have not seen you in person but because of the source I got
your particulars, I confidently believed that you will never betray
the confidence I have reposed in you.

I am convinced that Nigerian Chamber of Commerce will never give me
any contact that is not reliable. Please note that I did not disclose
this transaction to anybody accept you and my two committee members
hence you should Keep this transaction secretly to yourself.

My name is DR SAM EDEM, i am the chairman of the
investigating committee for the Niger Delta Development Commission
nvolving the foreign oil firms {Mobil oil, Elf oil, AGIP il,L.N.G},and
the Federal Government of Nigeria on the Delta Region. Furthermore, by
virtue of my position in this committee,I and my colleagues has been
able to negotiate out for ourself a total sum of twenty-four million
United States Dollars, $24,000,000}, which we want to transfer into
a reliable/save account outside Nigeria.

These money accrued as a result of fund allocation given as
compensation inrespect to the damages in the Niger Delta region, which
was caused by Foreign expatriate working in the communities that was
affected. The communities demand for compensation to there farmlands,
Which has been ecologically destroyed by the activities of these
expatriate companies. The Government on its part submitted a bill of
14%support derivation for the Niger delta which the National assembles
passed into law.

The oil companies on their part will compensate the Communities on an
agreed percentage {%}. Which we negotiated between the oil firms and
the community's representatives. Though the payment will be made
installmentally through a period of six months under our supervision.

During the process of negotiation with both parties, we were able to
set aside the twenty-four million Dollars {$24'000'000}, For our own
use. But as you know the civil service rule and regulation ACT of
1999,prohibits civil servants from having foreign account,that is why
I am soliciting your assistance to provide for me your account
particulars, Where these money will be transferred quietly without
attracting much tax and can be easily withdrawn without raising
eyebrows.

Besides,if you would want to discuss with me in person first,then you
can arrange to come to Nigeria for face to face meeting. If you will
play this role, of providing the receiving account, and at the same
time pledge your honesty not to double cross us at the end of the
transaction, we will be willing to give you only 20% ofthe total sum
at the successful conclusion of the transfer. Please do confirm to me
via e-mail your acceptance and particulars of your bank so that I will
commence action and will be keeping you posted on every development.
Please also feel free to ask questions where necessary for further
clarification. Finally, this transaction is 100% risk free and I am
perfectly in control. With hope my explanation should be clear to your
understanding I look forward to having profitable business
relationship with you.

Thank you for your anticipated co-operation.
Yours Faithfully,

DR SAM EDEM,
NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT COMMISION



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