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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: "Denis Dukar" <dukar07@msn.com>
Reply-To: dukar02@fastermail.com
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 14:55:01 +0000
Subject: I WANT YOU TO ASSIST ME/ Je VEUX Que VOUS M'AIDIEZ

Dear Sir

I hope that this letter will not constitute a sort of embarrasement to
you.Please bear with me let me introduce myself,I am Mr Dennis Ukar one of
the favored Aides of the deceased President of Togo (Late Gnassingbé
Eyadéma) During his reign in office, I was very loyal to him but disloyal to
his son (Faure Gnassingbe) who is now ruling in Togo, due to the problem
between me and Faure, I have to escape from Togo to a neigbuoring Country
(Ghana) were I presently live now.

I will also like to inform you that due to the trust Gnassingbé Eyadéma have
on me, he entrusted some of his valuables, including access to his secret
foreign account to me as a trusted aide.

The Son of Gnassingbé Eyadéma is now in the process to relief the valuables
from my custody, Please all I need now is to use you to transfer some of
the money which is in my custody in to your account for safe keeping, for
now I am willing to transfer the sum of ($10,000 000 .00) Ten Million
Dollars.

The transfer will be on gradual process to avoid suspicion.Please if you are
willing to assist me, I will like you to be sincere and transparent in this
transaction, your percentage will be discussed later as the transaction
progresses. Please once again, I am only soliciting for your assistance; I
will like you to send to me yourtelephone Including your fax numbers to
ease communication.

Thanks.
And God Bless You.
Dennis Ukar
===========================================================

Chers espoir de Monsieur I que cette lettre ne constituera pas une sorte
d'embarrasement à l'ours de you.Please avec moi m'a laissé me présenter, je
suis M. Dennis Ukar un des aides favorisés du président décédé du Togo
(défunt Gnassingbé Eyadéma) pendant son règne dans le bureau, j'étais très
fidèle à lui mais déloyal à son fils (Faure Gnassingbe) qui règne maintenant
au Togo, dû au problème entre moi et Faure, je dois m'échapper du Togo à un
pays neigbuoring (Ghana) étais moi vis actuellement maintenant. J'aimerai
également vous informer qu'en raison de la confiance Gnassingbé Eyadéma ayez
sur moi, il ai confié à certains de ses objets de valeur, y compris l'accès
à son compte étranger secret à moi en tant qu'aide de confiance. Le fils de
Gnassingbé Eyadéma est maintenant dans le processus au soulagement les
objets de valeur de ma garde, svp tous que j'ai besoin doit maintenant vous
employer pour transférer une partie de l'argent qui est dans ma garde dedans
au votre explique garder sûr, parce que maintenant je suis disposé à
transférer la somme (00 $10.000 000) de Dix millions de dollars. Le
transfert sera sur le processus progressif pour éviter suspicion.Please si
vous êtes disposé à m'aider, je vous aimera être sincère et transparent dans
cette transaction, votre pourcentage sera discuté plus tard comme la
transaction progresse. Svp de nouveau, je sollicite seulement pour votre
aide ; Je vous aimerai m'envoyer le yourtelephone comprenant vos numéros de
fax à la communication de facilité. Merci. Et Dieu Vous bénissent. Dennis
Ukar


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