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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: Mc-Donald mba <mcdonald080@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 18:36:29 +0100 (BST)
Subject: GOD BLESS You


From: Mr.McDonald M. Jp
Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN)
Tinubu Sqaure, Lagos.
EMAIL: mcdonald080@yahoo.co.uk

Dear friend
My name is Mr.McDonald M. Jp. I am the assistant director for Foreign Operations. Department at the Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN). I write to disclose to you a great opportunity through which both of us can work together and make real big money. I disclose this to you hoping that you will be able to work with me so that we can achieve it and also hoping that you can keep secrets.
It is about a LATE foreign contractor (MR. MORRIS THOMPSON) who did a contract of $18,600,000 ( EIGHTEEN MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S. DOLLARS) for the Federal Goverment Of Nigeria (FGN). The money is long over due to be remitted to his bank account, but no one is to claim the money. He has no next of kin in his file with the CBN.
There is a provision for next of kin in the form he filled at CBN but I dont know why he did not fill anybody as his next of kin. I want a trusted and straight-forward person with whom I will claim this money, hence I contacted you. To claim the money, you will assist by providing a very good bank account in your country and I will take his FILE and YOUR NAME as his Next Of Kin.
I have 100% access to the files because of my position in CBN. Once I fill in your name, I will then use a lawyer here to get a court affidavit to instruct CBN to pay you the contract amount since you are the Next Of Kin and the original contractor is dead. I will also instruct CBN to henceforth communicate with you as the next of kin in respect of anything regarding the payment.
Meanwhile, I want you to understand that I am not a criminal by doing this deal. It is just that the opportunity came and I need such money too. I must let you know that we will not be doing bad to humanity by claiming this money because, the contractor Mr. Morris Thomson. did not fill any Next Of Kind in his file. Since the contractor is dead, if we fail to claim the money, the money will be retained by the Gvernment.
Therefore, I think it is wise for us to claim it instead of leaving it for the Government.
The late Mr. Thompson was an American, from the city of Alaska He died together with his wife and their only daughter aboard Alaska Airline flight number 261, on 31st of January, 2000. You can read more about Mr. Morris Thompson and his family's death by clicking on this web
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list
Please contact me as soon as you read this message to let me know if you are interested about this proposal. Send your private E-mail address, phone and fax numbers while you respond. You can Reach me via my private Email: mcdonald080@yahoo.co.uk
I await to hear from you.
God bless you.
Best regards,
Mr.McDonald M. Jp




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