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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: "Sunny Adanike" <sunniada@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 12:11:05 +0000
Subject: Reach me now with your advice...The Chairman

Good Morning Sir.

I want you to give me detailed info of your products and services. because
am planning to come into your country and set up my investments and need a
capable hand to put things together with me, to enable me move my funds into
your country and I join you up for my proposed esterblishments through your
moral surport .

My name is Sunny Adanike from DR Congo and am here in Ghana as a political
refugee and am in possition of two hundred million usd dollars being
derived by my mum from diamond sales in our country before the war going on
for the past years.My mum was the owners of a best diamond shop in in our
country before the war and a diamond machant.

The funds at the moment are safe in the private vault awaitng for my foreign
partner to effect the withdrawal and release of the funds for delivery or
transfer to your country as to be requested by us. before I go further I
want you to give me your detailed capability to handle this transaction for
us to proceed currectly for official withdrawal and delivery of the funds
to you as my trustee/consignee.

This funds is my last and only hope in life at the moment and I need a very
competent and matured foreign partner with wisdom to put me through in terms
of esterblishing this fund out side africa. and I leave and make my family
in your coutnry as I lost my families during the deadly war /crises in our
country.

Get back to me now for us to proceed with the legal documentation in your
name as my foreign partner given you the legal authority of claims.

Faithfully.
Adanike.

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