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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: aki randy <aki_randy@zwallet.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 14:58:40 -0400
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL :

Dear Sir,



I am Dr. Aki Randy, an Engineer by profession and a Senior Manager in charge of contracts with the Executive office of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). I believe that we will have the opportunity to be formally introduced when we m

eet soon.



My colleagues and I are in dire need to recruit a capable portfolio manager to invest and manage the sum of USD21.257.092.00. We would be glad if you would help. The source of the fund is authoritative as I shall explain later. The fund is currently depo

sited in an special Contracts Account with one of our offshore banking institutions.



Our first priority is to transfer the funds out of the contract account and you know, we will require a great deal of trust considering the amount of money involved. My principals are ready to go into negotiations with you regarding what your share of th

e fund should be allotted to you followed by an agreement for the eventual investment and management of the money.





We shall go through due process of international funds transfer and back it up with adequate documentation. As you already know the source of this money is the during the award of severalcontracts for the supply of arms and materials for peace keeping op

erations in West Africa. There is no risk involved as the contracts were properly awarded and executed and we are here to process the payments With your cooperation, we are sure to complete the transfer of the fund in record time of 14 business days. How

ever, we expect that all aspect of the dealing would be quite successfully managed if conducted with trust and absolute confidentiality.





We hope that this request letter will find your favourable consideration.



Thank you again for the kind attention.



Sincerely,



Dr,Aki Randy




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