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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: "Dr. Sam Roland" <drsamroland@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: drsamroland79@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 16:54:19 +0000
Subject: FROM: THE DESK OF HONOURABLE CHAIRMAN DR. ROLAND SAM





FROM: THE DESK OF HONOURABLE CHAIRMAN DR. ROLAND SAM
Foreign Debt Reconciliation Panel, CBN

Dear Sir,

I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business
proposal, though I do not know you neither have I seen you before but my
confidence was reposed on you when the Chief Executive of Lagos State
chamber of Commerce and Industry handed me your
contact for a confidential business.

I am Dr. Sam Roland, Chairman of Foreign Debt Reconciliation Panel, CBN
Marina Branch, Lagos Nigeria. The intended business is thus; I have some
money I want to transfer immediately $1.5 Million USD,the money is from a
left over from the amount used inpaying local and Foriegn contractors it is
directly under my custody. Now I want you (being a foreigner) to be fronted
as a beneficiary of the said fund.

INFORMATION WE NEED:
1) Your full names and address:
2) A new bank account that is different from the one you are corrently
using.
3) And Driving L. or A copy of International Passport.
The whole procedures will last only 5 to 7 working days to get the fund
retrieved successfully without traces even in future. Your response is only
what I am waiting for the documentation and approval of the transaction.

As soon as this message comes to you get back to me indicating your
interest, then I will furnish you with the whole procedures to ensure that
the deal is successfully concluded.
For your assistance, I agreed to offer you 40% of the total sum at the end
of the transaction. It is risk free and a big mega fortune. All
correspondences towards this transaction will be through telephone, fax and
email.

I await your earliest response.

Yours Sincerely
Dr. Sam Roland
Chairman


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