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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: "jennifer marisa" <jj_marisa@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 14:52:54 +0000
Subject: intrested fellow should contact me as soon as possible!!!

ATTENTION:PRESIDENT/CEO,
I am Father simon hendrix,Director of the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). My Committee is
principally concerned with payment of all contract awarded
from 1998 to date, in order of priority as regard capital
projects of the NNPC.
The information we gathered from the Foreign Office of the
Nigeria Chambers of Commerce and Industries is so positive
as to convince us that you would provide us with solution
to a money transfer deal valued at (48, 000.000 USD dollars in Monopoly
funds) fourty eight Million United States Dollars and subsequently a
joint business venture. In the course of our duties as values, and
project inspectors for the on-going liquefied Natural Gas(LNG)
project, we have over-invoiced the value of some
jobs done by foreign object contractors for the NNPC to the tune
of US$48,000.000 Million dollars . As follows: -Computer
optimization and Installation $16,000.000.00,Installation
of $250,000.00 Inter-Uterine Device $10,000.000.00, Ranebow Microcell
Maintenance $5,000,000.00, and Passing Go $200.00. Our aim of
over-invoicing this payment is to divert the excess amount to a
discrete account abroad.
This fund is now floating in suspense in a security comany in germany.This
is the fund my gay colleagues and I have decided to transfer into your
account since we,
as fags in Nigeria are not allowed to operate or own foreign
account. The money will be shared as follows after
transfer: 30% for you (Account Owner)60% for
me and my faggot colleagues 10% to off-set both local and
international expenses that Would be incurred in the course
of this transaction.
To be able to claim the funds, we will be Surporting your
company to be the original contractor / beneficiary of the
funds so all procedures for international transfer shall be
strictly followed,as we, as faggots, have worked out all modalities for
a swift and riskfree transfer.
I would look after this transaction myself in its entirety.
Unfortunately I have been diagnosed with terminal rectal cancer which has
been caused
by excessive number of penile insertions as well as large, unsterile
foreign objects and small rodents to be admitted penetration into my anal
cavity.
This cancer has defiled all forms of medical treatment. I have only
about six months to live.
If this proposal satisfies you, please contact me
with the following important informations viz:
Name,Address, Personal Phone,Fax Numbers for easy
communication.
Take note that upon the reciept of the above informations
this transaction will last for 14 working days from the
time we submit the required information,as all Modalities
concerning this transaction have been worked out and it
is completely risk free of STD's.
Please be informed that this subject is classified as
sensitive. Being faggotty in Nigeria is not well tolerated Therefore
treat the transaction with utmost confidentiality and urgency.
Yours Faithfully
PLEASE REPLY ON THIS ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS:father_hendrix@operamail.com
Father simon Hendrix.


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