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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: "chuks george" <chuks_george@msn.com>
Reply-To: chuksgeorge30@excite.com
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:58:07 +0000
Subject: GEORGE.

DEAR FRIEND,

I KNOW THIS WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW ME. I AM
MR CHUKS GEORGE,THE DIRECTOR OF PACKAGING,IN COURIER DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL
BANK OF NIGERIA.

I GOT YOUR CONTACT IN MY SEARCH FOR AN HOUNEST PERSON THROUGH ONE OF MY
COLLEAGUES HERE IN THE CENTRAL BANK WHO SAID THAT I CAN CONFIDE IN YOU. I
WANT YOU TO HELP ME CLEAR AND RECEIVE THIS CONSIGNMENT THAT IS ALREADY
DEPOSITED IN A GLOBAL SHIPPING AGENCY USA WHICH I SHIPPED THROUGH OUR CBN
ACCREDITED COURIER AGENT BUT THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE IS $12,000,000.00
ALL IN $100.00 BILLS, BUT THE GLOBAL SHIPPING AGENCY DOES NOT KNOW THAT IT
IS MONEY THAT I HAVE IN THE CONSIGNMENT I CAN NOT CLAIM IT MYSELF BECAUSE I
CANNOT BE ALLOWEDTO TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY NOW AS PART OF CODE OF
CONDUCT WHICH I SIGNED WHEN I WAS EMPLOYED.IF YOU AGREE SEND ME THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

1.YOUR FULL NAME,
2.YOUR MAILING ADDRESS,
3.YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX.

AND I WILL GIVE YOU THE TRACKING NUMBER OF THE COURIER COMPANY.AND I HOPE
THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY , YOU WILL HAVE 30% AND 70% WILL BE FOR ME. MY
IDENTITY MUST NOT BE REVEALED TO ANYBODY IF THIS ARRANGEMENT IS OKAY BY
YOU,YOU CAN E_MAIL ME ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS, OTHER MODALITIES WILL BE
DISCUSSED AS SOON AS YOU GET BACK TO ME INCLUDING SENDING OF THE CODE TO THE
BOXES TO YOU.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR.CHUKS GEORGE.

(N B) ; DIRECTOR OF PACKAGING,IN COURIER DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL BANK OF
NIGERIA



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