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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: "BAREC MORGAN ESQ" <barecmorgan_esq@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barristercharlesdave2002@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 17:05:20 -0700
Subject: MUTUAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL

DEAR SIR,
IAM CHIEF BARRY MORGAN, THE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO MR PRESIDENT(OLUSEGUN
OBASANJO) ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS.
IT PLEASES ME TO WRITE YOU WITH VIEW OF ESTBLISHING A GOOD BUSINESS
RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR COMPANY WHICH SEEMS TO BE A WELL NURTURED OUTFIT AND
WAS INTIMATED TO ME BY ONE OF OUR DIRECTORS WHO HAPPENS TO BE AN
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSMAN AND ONE TIME HEAD OF CHANCERY AND COUNSELLING IN
YOUR COUNTRY, DURING OUR SEARCH FOR A REALISTIC, HONESTY, AND RELIABLE GROUP
OF EXPERTS IN HANDLING FINANCIAL ISSUES, THEN YOUR EXCELLENT PROBITY AND
TRUSTED ACCOUNTABILITY AND FINANCIAL DEALINGS CAME TO MIND, AND SO CRAVE FOR
YOUR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THIS TRANSACTION, THIS OUR FIRM WHICH DEALS ON
BUSINESS CONSULTANCY AND FINANCE ANALYTICAL SERVICES WAS GIVEN A CLIENTAL
RECOVERY OF COLLOSAL SUM FROM THE GOVERNMENT TREASURY BEING AMOUNT DUE ON AN
OVER INVOICED TURN-KEY PROJECT THAT WAS FOR LONG ABANDONED. THIS
MULTI-MILLION TURN-KEY CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TO A FOREIGN CONSORTIUM AND WAS
HIGHLY INFLATED, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE CONTRACT GOT STOCKED ALONG THE LINE
AND THE PRINCIPAL INFLATORS (HIGLY PLACED EXECUTIVES) BECAME HELPLESS IN ITS
RECOVERY AND HERE WE WERE THEN REACHED TO USE OUR WHERE-WITHAL AND
ANALYTICAL KNOW -HOW TO REMOVE OUT THIS SUM FORM THE TREASURE ON THEIR
BEHALF. SHOULD YOU BE INTERSETED, YOU WOULD HAVE A PREFERENTIAL SHARE OF 40%
ON THE MATURITY OF THE TRANSFERABLE SUM OF SIXTY MILLION U.S DOLLARS
($60,000,000.00) FOR ALLOWING THE PASSAGE OF SAID SUM THROUGH YOUR ACCOUNT,
ANOTHER 10% WOULD BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENSES DURING THE PROCESS i.e BANK
CHARGES, FLIGHT TICKETS,HOTEL RESERVATION AND OTHER INCIDENTAL EXPENCES THAT
MAY BE INCURED.WHILE 50% BE EXCLUSIVELY RESERVED FOR THE OPERATORS. SINCE
THE TOTAL SUM WOULD BE LODGED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AND DISBURSEMENT HANDLED BY
YOU ON MATURITY, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SEND VIA DHL THE FOLLOWING (1) YOUR
BANK ADDRESS AND ACCOUNT NUMBER. (2) 4 COPIES OF YOUR LETTER HEADED PAPER.
(3) 4 COPIES OF YOUR INVOICE ALL BLANK BUT STAMPED AND SIGNED THE MATURITY
PERIOD OF THIS CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION IS PRECISELY A FORTH NIGHT IF
ETHUSIASTICALLY PURSUED WITH VIGOUR. THANKS FOR YOUR IMMENSE CO-OPERATION
WHILE I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU SOONEST.
KIND REGARDS
CHIEF BARRY MORGAN


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