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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: "michael smith" <oilworld_695@msn.com>
Reply-To: schigbue@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 02:56:27 +0000
Subject: EXPRESSION OF INTEREST NEEDED FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION

Dear Friend

Pls read this message and get back to me urgent,pls am serious
about
this. May this mail will find you in Good condition.

Please Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into relationship
with
you. I have the believe you are a reputable and responsible and
trustworthy
person I can do relay with for a partner and by matter of trust I must
not
hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere transaction.

My name is CHIEF LULU BRIGGS, CEO MONI PULO LTD & BRASS EXPLORATION
UNLIMITED ( A SUBSIDIARY OF PETROLEUM OIL & GAS COPORATION OF SOUTH
AFRICA
-petoSA) I need a very Good relationship with you and open minded so
that
we can work together as one family. Really ,we do not know each other
before,

It was also after I went through your profile this morning,I decide to
contact you because of what i want to do with you
Your statue is good enough, due to the country you come from and I
have
the belive that if we can understand our self as we will achive
something
good from this project.
Mr.SHALINE ADAM. SHALINE ADAM was an oil merchant from Iran but
resident in Nigeria. He carried on his oil and petroleum transactions
from
Nigeria but exported to oversaes.
MR SHALINE ADAM with his family were amongst the victims of JULY 31st
,2000 AIR FRANCE CONCORDE CRASH in which the whole passengers lost
their
lives.He died along with his whole Family in that concorde plane crash
bound
for New York in their plan for a world cruise.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Apart from being a close friend and confidant, we did bussiness
together
for many years. I was therefore in a position to know most of his
Financial
transactions as he trusted me .
Mr.SHALINE ADAM had a deposit of usd$40.5 million with a famous
security
and finance company there also, which i want you to help me receive
and
transfer into your bank account till i come over to join you for
sharing and
investment as you may direct me. nevertheless there were some other
small
payments owed him by individuals and co-operate firm which were to be
paid
to his next-of-kin who died last year after a protracted illness from
heart
condition.
The good thing about this business is that some of these debtors
would
seek my consent even before any money is paid for clarification.
IF you agree to assist me ,I will give you all the details of the
transaction and the process of receiving the funds because you will act
as
the next of kin to MR.SHALINE ADAM .For assisting me in this business
you
will take 30% of every payment recieved.
I hope you will not take undue advantage of me when this funds gets
to
your account and i hope to receive a positive reply from you regarding
this
proposal..

Yours
sincerely

LULU
BRIGGS.


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