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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: "Anthony Ordia" <anthonyordia_11@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 12:02:06 +0000
Subject: GOOD LCUK

Dear Sir,
 I am very glad meeting you and having the opportunity to use this medium to communicate with you. I am quite sure that you are healthy and fine today. I am fine here and my family. Before I'll proceed I think it necessary to introduce myself to you,
 I am Mr. Anthony Ordia, I am working in the bank here in Nigeria, and I am the Director of the Foreign Remittance Dept. I decided to pen down this message across to you for a beneficial and 100% risk free business transaction. I am very lucky to come across a contractor who operates an account with my bank, the account has been dormant for a long time and after my investigation I found out that the owner of the account is dead as a result of an air crash in a neighboring African country. The total amount in the account is $30 Million United States Dollars. I have tried to contact his family since the client happened to be a friend of mine but his divorced wife cannot be found and they have no child.So I have decided to look for a partner overseas to make legal papers as the next of kin to the family and then transfer the money overseas.
 It is ideal meeting you and after our little discussion on the Internet I will want you to cooperate with me so that we can make the deal together. Your country is my choice of investment location, and so I think this is a great opportunity for us to cooperate and make use of this Golden Opportunity. I want to assure you that this business is safe and there is no risk involved. I have a good reputation in the bank and I will be careful and do everything legally so that we will not have any problems both now and in the future. The business is just between you and me, we are going to use the services of a reputable lawyer here to make the transaction very legal and successful and as the next of kin, the bank can transfer the money to you in your country. My purpose of doing this business with you is because I want to use the fund to invest in your country and the both of us will have a partnership business. Write me immediately and tell me that you are ready to cooperate with me so that we can proceed. I want to finish this business and transfer the fund to your country as soon as possible and I can come over for us to share the money and start the investment business.
 I am ready to offer you 15% of the total fund and I will have 85% for the investment business. Please note that I am a highly placed personality in the bank and would not want to do anything that will dent my name and so I will require you to keep utmost secret of this transaction till the fund is finally transferred to your overseas account.I am waiting for your positive reply soonest before I proceed. Yours faithfully, Mr. Anthony Ordia Alternate Email address: anthonyordia_09@yahoo.co.uk

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