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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: raymondhacker2003@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 18:33:10 -0700
Subject: ASSISTANCE NEEDED






MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
LAGOS NIGERIA.
TEL:234-80-28869100

DEAR SIR,
WE WRITE YOU THIS LETTER WHICH I PRAY SHOULD BE URGENTLY
REPLIED.
I GOT YOUR CONTACT DURING MY YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE
FOREIGN MINISTRY.
I DR SEYI COKER PRESENTLY THE DIRECTOR OF
FINANCE IN THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
HEADQUARTERS , LAGOS NIGERIA
I AM IN NEED OF YOUR GENUINE ASSISTANT AND TRUST
BECAUSE AS A TOP OFFICIAL OF THE RULING GORVERNMENT, I
WANT TO SAFE GAURD MY INTEREST IN YOUR COUNTRY
BEFORE THE END OF THE TENURE OF THIS ADMINITRATION,
MORE ALSO WE AS CIVIL SERVANT ARE FORBIDDEN TO OWN
OR OPERATE A FOREIGN ACCOUNT HENCE A FOREIGNER IS
NEEDED.

I PRESENTLY HAVE AN OVER INVOICED CONTRACT PAYMENT OF
USD38.5M(THIRTY-EIGHT MILLON FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US
DOLLARS) WHICH HAS REMAIN UNCLAIMED SINCE 1997.MY
SUPERIOR IN THIS PRESIDENCY HAVE MANDATED ME TO
PRESENT A HONEST FOREIGNER WHO CAN
CONVENIENTLY PROJECT THIS FUND FOR US IN HIS BANK
ACCOUNT IN HIS COUNTRY. I SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT YOU
CAN BE OF GREAT ASSISTANCE TO US. THIS IS WHY I AM
CONTACTING YOU AND ALSO REQUESTING FOR YOUR
DISCRETION,MATURITY AND CO-0PORATION.

MY SUPERIORS HAS COMPLETED ALL ADMINISTRATIVE STEPS
TO SEE THAT THIS FUND RECEIVES ALL THE REQUEST
APPROVALS IMMEDIATELY YOU GIVE ME THE GO AHEAD.
ALL I NEED FROM YOU ARE THE FOLLOWING.
(1)YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER
(2) NAME AND FULL ADDRESS OF YOUR NORMINATED BANK WITH
TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS
(3) YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN US.
I SHALL SEND YOU BY FAX DETAIL OF THE CONTRACT
EXECUTED SOON AFTER I RECEIVE YOUR MESSAGE. YOU
WILL BE ENTITLED TO 30% FO THE TOTAL FUND
IMMEDIATELY WE ARRIVE YOUR COUNTRY FOR SHARING. 10%
WILL COVER ALL MISCALLANEOUS EXPENSES WE SHALL DO
BOTH HERE AND IN YOUR COUNTRY. PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO>
REACH
ME FOR MORE DETAILS. DO NOT HESITATE TO
CALL ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I
SINCERELY COUNT ON YOUR ASSISTANCE.REMEMBER I AM A
HIGHLY PLACED OFFICIAL AND EXPECT ABSOLUTE
DISCRETION FROM YOU IN ORDER TO PROTECT OUR HONOUR
FROM FOREIGN JOURNALIST WHO SEEK TO DESTROY MEMBER
OF OUR RULING CIVILIAN GORVERNMENT

THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH-FREE, SO YOU NEED NOT
ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AT ALL.

I EXPECT YOUR REPLY IMMEDIATELY.
TO THIS E-MAIL: (drseyicoker@yahoo.com)
BEST REGARDS,
DR SEYI COKER


___________________________________________________________

Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005.
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