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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "ANDY BROWN" <andybrown100@msn.com>
Reply-To: andybrown11@myway.com
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 08:38:09 +0000
Subject: PLEASE CONTACT ME URGENTLY ALSO YOUR MOBILE PHONE

PLEASE CONTACT ME URGENTLY ALSO YOUR MOBILE PHONE
AND FAX
FROM: Mr.Awele Oba.
33 MARINA,LAGOS.NIGERIA.

Good Day,
l am Mr.Andy Brown, Civil Servant in the Ministry of
Health. l know this
proposal will come to you as asurprise because we
have not met before either
physically or through correspondence. I got your
contact from our chamber of
commerce here in Nigeria and have no doubt in your
ability to handle this
proposal involving huge sum of money. My father
Chief Isama Brown (Now Late)
was the Royal Head of my community, ELEME (an oil
rich town)in Nigeria. My
community produces 5.8% of the total crude oil
production in Nigeria and
0.5% of the Dollar value of each barrel is paid to
my father as royalty by
the Federal Government.
My father was also the Chairman of ISAMA Special Oil
Trust Fund. In his
position as the Royal head and Chairman of the Oil
Trust Fund, he made some
money which he left for me as the only heir to
inherit.The money is Eighteen
Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars(US$18.5).
This Money originated
from the accumulated royalties between 1976-1998 .
Due to poor banking
system in Nigeria and political instability as a
result of past Military
rules (1985-1999) ,he deposited this Money in a
Strong Room/"VAULTS" with an
open beneficiary in a security company pending when
he would finish
arrangement to transfer it abroad .
He was planning this when he died late last year of
Heart Attack. Just
before my father died he called my attention to the
money and charged me to
look for a foreigner who would assist me in the
transfer/investment of the
funds abroad. So l would be very grateful if you
could accept to help me
achieve this great objective. I promise to give you
15% of the total funds
trans erred to your vital bank account as
compensation for your assistance.
Five percent (5%)has been set aside to take care of
all expenses we may
incure during the transaction.To indicate your
interest, contact me urgently
and confidentially for more information and the
roles you will play in this
business. All the legal Documents concerning this
Money will be sent to you
as soon as we agreed together.
Please I will appreciate that you send your
telephone/fax numbers to enable
me contact you immediately for discussions.May the
almighty God bless you.
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Andy brown.
PLEASE CONTACT ME URGENTLY ALSO YOUR MOBILE PHONE
AND FAX LINE


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