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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: "ENGINEER COLLINS WALTHER ." <ecwa@msn.com>
Reply-To: horchien_sajaja4real@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 04:13:30 +0000
Subject: RE!my dear reply back urgently

TRUSTEE BUSINESS

DEAR SIR/MADDAM


How are you and your family?I hope all is Finewith you
and your family.I am HOR CHIEF ENGR SARAOLUWA JAJA,I am the
financial controller of Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC),I and my colleagues are ministry
officials in charge of offshore remittance in this
Corporation (NNPC),We are seeking your assistance to
receive of Forty Two Million(US$42,000,000.00) in
INDIA for further private investment from the
International Diplomatic service that will be arriving
to YOUR COUNTRY soon. This money is
($42,000,000.00Million
USDollars) my fund legaly,I need you help and
assistant to help me welcome the international
Diplomatic Service that will be coming to YOUR COUNTRY
soon to deliver this fund ($42,000,000.00Million
USDollars) for investment of a good company in your
country ?If you can help me to invest this fund
$42,000,000.00Million USDollars in your country ,I
promise to offer you 40%($16.8,000,000.00Million
USDollars )to you for assisting me to receive the
($42,000,000.00MillionUSDollars) money from the
international diplomatic service that will soon arrive
in YOUR COUNTRY to deliver the fund
($42,000,000.00Million USDollars) to you with trust
and legaly approved,Immediately you receive the fund
from the International Diplomatic Service then you
will take your 40%($16.8,000,000.00Million USDollars)
then you
go ahead to help me invest my 60%
($35.2,000,000.00MillionUSDollars),You should promise
me that you will not betray me or run away with my
money($42,000,000.00Million USDollars).You should
asure me that this project remain between me and you
as a secret confidential project.This project is 100%
free risk(There is no risk in this business),A copy of
the Deposit Certificate and a picture copy of the fund
box content will be attatched and send to your private
email address as a prove that this fund was deposited
in the Central Bank Before i made every expenses which
cost me $250,000,000.00 to pull out the fund
($42,000,000.00Million USDollars) from the
Central Bank then The Central Bank handed it over to
the International Diplomatic Service so tht they can
lift up the fund ($42,000,000.00Million USDollars) and
deliver it to you in YOUR COUNTRY before you could
invest it in your country as well,Please you should
note that the International Diplomatic Service did not
know that the content of the consignment is a box of
money because the fund is deposited in the security
department of the Central Bank for security reasons,so
its you and me know the content of the consignment is
a box of money which i will send to you copy of it to
your private email address and a Certificate of
Deposit to you private Email address after i have
receive your reply to my private email address:
horchien_sajaja4real@yahoo.com. If you are kind and
honest to help me to welcome the International
Diplomatic Service and receive this consignment from
them please reply me to my Via Email Address :
horchien_sajaja4real@yahoo.com. i will be waiting to hear
from you as soon as possible,Thank you and may you
remain blessed.


Best Regard,


HONORABEL.CHIEF ENGR SARAOLUWA JAJA.


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