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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 ndu & mother" <ijendu@box.az> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ijendu121@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 14:59:35 +0200
Subject: salam

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 FreeTown,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. ALMAMMYNDU, who was theformer ministre of finance and economy in Sierra Loean before he was assinated by the rebbles in the captal city of Free Town 2003. 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 with some diamonds in a sliver metalic trunk box consignment) which is presently deposited safely in a security & finance company here in Dakar on my name as the only son of the family and the next of kin
It is deposited as a family treasure and safe keeping on my name.know
one knows the contains of the consignment.the key code number of the consignment is with me and my mother with the vital deposited documents

Meanwhile,we are saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy foriegn personality to help us transfer the money,diamond 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
CONISGNMENT on commencement of this proposed transactions.

You will send me and my mother a letter of inviation to enable us to get avisa 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 consignment will be transfer to your country. On commencement,this transaction will take nothing less than 4 working days to be accomplished as the diplomatic security director told me and my mother.All documents covering the fund/diamond are safe and intact with us here in dakar senegal.

i will fax you all the vital documents to enable you to contact the diplomatic firm for the transfer to your country.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 09for more detals.

contact me on telephone urgent as soon you recive the massage for
moredetails and keep it secert and confidetail between you as us.00 221 665 62 09 ijendu1111@walla.com or ijendu121@walla.com my mother is sending her greetings to you and your family.call us urgent for more detail ijendu1111@walla.com + 221 665 62 09

Thanks yours Turly son,

Ije Ndu & Mother


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