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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: "SYED MUSTAFAR" <syed_mustafar@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 15:56:32 +0100
Subject: REPLY FAST

Dear Sir/madam,

First, I must solicit your trust and strict confidence in this transaction;
this is by nature of the top-secret information I am about to divulge to
you. Having gotten your contact , I beleive you will not betray me at the
end of it.

I am Mr Victor Goodwill personal aid and assistant to MRS STELLA OBASANJO,
who until recently was the WIFE OF president of the FEDERAL REPUBLIC of
NIGERIA and presently went for an operation before she died in spain.

I was saddled with responsibility of finding a comfortable accommodations
,her comfortable stay in spain. As his close aid, I was in charge of
packaging and movement of consignment containing Millions US Dollar notes On
the movement of these trunk boxes to spain, I quickly removed one of the
trunk box containing the USD$9.5MIILION Dollars to the diplomatic office
for safe-keeping.

The president and his family are not aware of this deveploment except me.
On our arrival to spain on saturday 22nd 0f october for an unsucessful
operation,I quickly deposited this trunk box containing $9.5million to the
diplomat office here for safty and paid for immediate delivery of the
consignment to their head office in London, which i registered it as
Jewelries and for safe-keeping and will finally be delivered to yourdoor
step in your country, pending on my arrival in your country for sharing with
you as my partner.

I now wish to move this money from head office of the diplomat in London to
your country for investment as my services to the demise wife of president
OBANSAJO is coming to an end since I can not continue serving her in
Nigeria because of her death .

I have agreed to give you 40% of the money for your assistant in moving this
money to your country. Please keep this top secret for this is my only
benefit for having served Mrs stella Obasanjo SINCE 1999.

You are free to read from any international newsprint about her death as i
look forward to your favorable response and your interest in assisting me.
As soon as i hear from you, i will direct you
on what next to do. Also forward to me your private/mobile telephone number
for easier communication.

As i hear from you, i will give you more detail on my arrangement to
conclude the transaction. I will also like to go into joint venture with
you after transfer and will need your advise for this investment. FOR
SECURITY REASON REPLY THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL; goodwill_vic@yahoo.co.uk
Yours Sincerely
MR VICTOR GOODWILL

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