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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: "JOHN DUDU" <johndudu21960@msn.com>
Reply-To: johndudu123@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 13:57:48 +0000
Subject: CONFIRM:Receipt.

THE OFFICE OF
MR.JOHN DUDU
ABUJA,
NIGERIA.

Dear Sir,

REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN A BUSINESS TRANSACTION.

Compliments of this season. I write to seek your cooperation as my foreign
partner and your assistance to enable me to own a property and invest in the
stable economy of your country. I apologise if this mail does not suit your
personal or business ethics.
I am Mr. John Dudu, I am making this proposal to you in strict
confidence.The money we want to invest was acquired from an over invoiced
contract proceed as the chairman of the senate financial committee on
foreign contracts verification and payment. (Member, Contract Review Panel
(CRP.)

The amount in question is $25.500,000.00 Million US dollars. As a senior
civil servant in the Nigeria Government, our country's prudential policy
forbids me to operate foreign account.If you will like to assist me as a
partner, then indicate your interest after which we shall both discuss on
the modalities. All other information to facilitate the remittance of the
funds will be revealed to you in due course.

For your assistance, you shall receive 20% of the fund to be transferred and
10% will be set aside for all expenses incurred by both parties.I would like
my proposal to be kept confidential because of what I explained above and
you can reach me urgently on my e-mail, my telephone or fax number will be
sent to you for further communicatons Please indicate your direct telephone
and fax number when replying this business proposal.I will always call you
when necessary, for now I will appreciate if you can contact through email.A
swift acknowledgement on the reciept of this mail will be appreciated. Thank
you and God bless
you.

Best regards,
John Dudu

Email: johndudu123@yahoo.com


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