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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: Scott Davison <luke_linco@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: scott_davison@walla.com
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 02:33:05 +0100 (BST)
Subject: reply soon



>From the desk top of;
Mr Scott Davison.

Ned Bank South Africa.

Good day Dear Partner,

I personally obtained your contact from the internet that you deserve trust, coupled with my deep interest to invest in your country, I decided to contact you and solicit for your sincerity and faithful assistance over my preposition.

I am Mr Scott Davison, finacial auditor Ned Bank of South Africa and the personal treasurer to Chief Mrs. Stella Obasanjo {Late} wife to the president of the federal republic of nigeria. Untill her death she was the Owner of the following companies :Conoil Petroleum Nigeria Ltd and also the President of Child Care Trust, FCT Abuja Nigeria.

I have a profiling amount in an account ready for transfer the sum of US$50.5M, which I seek your Partnership in safe keeping for me sinerely that you will not betray me when you recieve the fund in your bank account. You will be rewarded with 30% of The total sum of money for your partnership and 60 % for me and 10% for the settlement of all local and foreign expences to be incurred by both parties during the course of this deal. Can you be my trusted partner on this Deal?

INTRODUCTION OF MY SELF:
As a personal treasurer to Chief Mrs. Stella Obasanjo. I was given the authority to audit and transfer payment from her account with our bank,to a german contarctors who was her business and associates.While I was on the process to finally effecting the transfer of the money to the german company for the completion of their contract work with the Child Care Trust FCT Abuja. My boss Chief Mrs. Stella Obasanjo died, she was confirmed dead on sunday 23/10/2005 after under going medical surgery in Spain. I am the only person with the information's of this fund hanging now in the escrow account of our bank and it's ready for final transfer, nobody else have any idea about this fund or this transaction. I solicit your assiatnce to transfer the fund to your nominated foreign bank account as a foriegner, I want to set up any possible investment in your country with your assitance. see details http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/23/obasanjo.obituary/index.html

YOUR OWN ROLE :
All I need from you is to accept and stand as the beneficiary of the above quoted sum and I will re-profile the funds with your informations which will enable our bank release the fund to your bank account as the beneficiary to the fund. This transaction is 100% safe. I assure you sincerly, that with you cooperation this transaction will be concluded not later than 2weeks as I have all legal documents to back you up. Be informed that this transaction is highly confidential. As soon as I confirm your readiness to assist me conclude this transaction sucessfully, I will provide you with every details.Thank you very much for your understanding as I await for your quick response

Warmest regards,
Mr. Scott Davison.



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