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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: "Chris Ifeora" <chrisifeora50@msn.com>
Reply-To: webchuks53@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 09:50:16 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED.

Office of the financial controller.
Federal Ministry of Agriculture,
Building 6/7 Falomo Lagos,
Nigeria.

Dear friend,

I am Mr Chuks Ifeora,The financial controller in the Federal Ministry Of
Agriculture (FMA)Headquarters lagos. I am writing on behalf of my colleagues
in the Ministry and have been assigned to seek for the assistance of a
reliable foreign company through which we can transfer the sum of THIRTY
MILLION U.S DOLLARS ONLY(US$30,000,000.00). This money is deposited in the
FMA Treasury account with the Central Bank of Nigeria.

ORIGIN OF THE FUND: This sum arose from the deliberated over invoicing of
contract awarded by my ministry to foreign firm in the twilight days of the
last military regime. This contract has been completely executed and
commissioned and the contractor that handled this contract has collected his
full and final payment thus leaving behind the above stated amount which
represent the over invoiced sum. We have been safeguarding this money for
conducive time for it’s transfer out of the country for our personal use.

However, the code of employment does not allow us (civil servants)to
own or operate foreign account and because the contract was handled by a
foreign firm and the payment made in dollars, we now need a foreign partner
that will present himself as the sub-contractor so that the fund will be
transfer into your company’s or personal account.Your address was made
available to us by a very good friend who work with the Nigeria export
promotion council and he assured us of your viability and capability in
business transaction. This assurance gave us the courage to link you up in
this particular transaction and I hope it will be of mutual benefit to all
of us. Note that the nature of your business is not particularly relevant to
the success of the transaction.

All we require is your willingness to present yourself as the
subcontractor by providing your bank information so that the fund will be
transferred into your account.

SHARING RATIO:For your assistance in this business , your share will be 30%
of the total fund. I and my colleagues will take 60% while we set aside 10%
for any expenses that may incurred in the course of this transaction.

If you are willing to assist us in this business.Forward then
particulars of your bank account and also your private phone and fax
numbers. This information will enable us put an application for payment
approval to the concerned Ministries and final to the Central Bank of
Nigeria (C.B.N) and it is going to last for 6-7 working days starting from
the day we receive the above information.

All modalities for the take –off of this transaction have been worked out
and further action will commence immediately we hear from
you.

I am waiting for your reply via my direct personal email address
webchuks53@yahoo.co.uk

Thanks,

Yours faithfully.

Mr Chuks Ifeora

NOTE: This transaction is 100% risk free in all ramification as all the
douments evidencing you as the bonafide sub-contractor will be legally
secured for the proctection of all people involve both before and after
completion of the transaction.


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