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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: "richard adams" <richardadams005@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 09:38:24 +0200
Subject: URGENT REPLY

#26 ELEOF ST,JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.
e-mail:richardadams005@hotmail.com
TELL:+27-82 862 65 63.


ATT:THE PRESIDENT/CEO

In order to transfer out (USD 46M) forty six million United States Dollars)
from Absa Bank. I have the
courage to ask you to look for a reliable and honest person who will be
capable for this important business believing that you will never let me
down either now or in future.

I am Mr. RICHARD ADAMS,the Chief auditor of (ABSA)Bank.There is an account
opened in this bank in 1980 and since 1990 nobody has operated on this
account again.After going through some old files in the records, I
discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently it would be
forfeited for nothing. The owner of this account is Mr. Smith B.Andreas, a
foreigner,and a miner at kruger
gold co., a geologist by profession and he died since 1990. No other person
knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the account has no
other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that this
company does not know anything about this account
and the amount involved is (USD 46M) forty six million United States Dollars
million dollars.

I want to transfer the whole of the money into a safe foreigners account
in abroad. but I don't know any foreigner. I am only contacting you as a
foreigner because this money cannot be approved to a local bank here, but
can only be approved to any foreign account because the money is in us
dollars and the former owner of the account is Mr. Smith B.Andreas he is a
foreigner too.I know that this message will come to you as a surprise as we
don't know ourselves before. We will sign an agreement, but be sure that it
is real and a genuine business.

I only got your contact address from my secretary who operates computer,
with believe in God that you will never let me down in this business. You
are the only person that I have contacted in this
business; so please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step
to take immediately. Send also your private telephone and fax number
including the full details of the account to be used for
the deposit. I want us to meet face to face or sign a binding agreement to
bind us together so that you can receive this money into a foreign account
or any account of your choice where the fund will be safe. And I will fly to
your country for withdrawal and sharing and other investments.

I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with foreign
account and foreign
beneficiary. I need your full co-operation to make this work fine because
the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner, who has
correct information of this account, which I will
give to you later immediately, if you are able and with capability to handle
such amount in strict confidence and trust according to my instructions and
advice for our mutual benefit because this
opportunity will never come again in my life. I need truthful person in this
business because I don't want to make mistake I need your strong assurance
and trust.

With my position now in the office I can transfer this money to any
foreigner's reliable account, which you can provide with assurance that this
money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for
sharing. I will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive
this money leaving no trace to any place. You can also come to discuss with
me face to face after which I will make this remittance in your presence
and two of us will fly to your country at least two days ahead of the money
going into the account.

I will apply for annual leave to get visa immediately I hear from you that
you are ready to act and receive this fund in your account. I will use my
position and influence to effect legal approvals and
onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance
forms of the ministries and
foreign exchange departments.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 35% of the total
amount, 60% will be for me, while 5% will be for expenses both parties might
have incurred during the process of transferring.
I look forward to your earliest reply.

Yours truly,
Mr. RICHARD ADAMS

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