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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: "Dr.Wale Zacharia" <deronzacharia@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 11:49:37 +0000
Subject: PARTNERSHIP/CRUDE OIL VENTURE

Dear Friend,

I am sorry that i had to reach you through this media. My name is Mr Wale
Zacharia the project manger of this transaction,I have decided to seek a
confidential cooperation with you on behalf of myself and Four other
colleagues in the execution of this Transaction described hereunder for the
benefit of all parties and hope that you will keep it confidential,because
my partners are still in active service with the Government of my Country.

As the Project Manager of this Transaction i have been asigned to look for a
ready Market Abroad which are available to us. On this note we are seeking
for anyone who we can trust and that will be acting as our Foreign Partner
because the government here in our country in collaboration with the
ministry of petroleum gave a strong guideline which must be met before an
exporting license can be granted,it is stated that we must have a foreign
partner before the license can be given/granted. Also we want to front you
as our Partner if you are willing to assist us, so that we can be granted
the Permission/License to go into that venture ASAP. We will start-up all
the necessary documentations which will take about 3 days with your full
cooperation’s in this regards.

Also be informed that,there are some Funds upto the sum of Fourteen
Million,Five Hundred United States Dollar($14.5M)which my colleagues have in
our possession as an over inflated contract sum from a project they once
executed with a Foreign firm on behalf of the Government and they want to
invest this funds in this deal,without the knowledge the Authorities here to
know that they are involved in Crude Oil Exportation and that is why I am
the Project Manager of this partnership.

It may interest you to know that we are serious in this transaction, we are
going to front you as the beneficiary of this Funds to the relevant
Authorities here, thereby transferring to you the rights & priviledges of
the former foreign firm that handle the project; then you will be assumed as
the beneficiary of the outstanding balance of US$14.5 Million and you are
entitled to 10% of the sum which is provided by my colleagues for the
purpose of this transaction and you are required to send/remit back to us
the remaining balance which will stand as a proof to the authorities here
that truly you are our foreign partner in this partnership.

On this note,please you have to be confidential about the Funds because my
colleagues are still in active service in their various ministries were the
Funds originated from and they don’t want the Authorities here to know that,
they inflated the project sum initially which resulted to the US$14.5
Million outstanding we want to remit into your Bank Account, which will be
used/invested on this Crude Oil Business.

My dear friend this is a deal that will change our status in life and we
don’t want anything to jeopardise this transaction, so you have to be
confidential about this deal, until we have secure the License for Exporting
the Products to any ready and available Market/Buyers that we can source for
in the world.

Also on the issue of the Exportation of the Crude Oil, we are offering you
10% of the profit after Taxation of every transaction we make at the end of
every 3 months through your effects.On this note,what you are required to do
for us so that we can forge ahead in this deal,is for you to furnish me with
the information below so that we can get the funds transfer to you
immediately through any corresponding bank within 3-5 days ASAP, below are
the information’s required;

1) FULL NAMES
2) CONTACT ADDRESS
3) TEL & FAX NUMBERS
4) BANKING PARTICULARS
5) DRIVER'S LICENSE
6) PERSONAL EMAIL

With the above details of yours I will process some vital documents that
will enable the funds to be transfer to the Bank account that you will
provide for this purpose, please if there is any question you may want to
ask, be free to direct them to me ASAP.

Regards.

Wale Zacharia
(Project Manager)



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