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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: "morris jerry" <morrisjerry11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tonymasallen35@linuxmail.org
Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 16:51:39 +0000
Subject:

DEAR SIR,

I AM BARRISTER MACANTHONY ALLEN, THE CONFIDENTIAL
LEGAL CORPORATE ADVISER TO THE OIL MINISTER OF
EQUATORIAL GUINEA.

MY CLIENT HAS A PROFITABLE BUSINESS PROPOSAL FOR YOU,
WHICH INVOLVES A HUGE SOME OF MONEY. THIS MONEY IS
UNDER THE SECURITY CONTROL OF MY CLIENT BY VIRTUE OF
HIS POLITICAL POSITION IN EQUATORIAL GUINEA.

MY CLIENT WANTS TO FRONT YOU TO FACILITATE THE
MOVEMENT
OF THE MONEY TO A SAFER LOCATION OVERSEAS.


PRESIDENT TEODORO OBIANG, BY VIRTUE OF HIS PERSONAL
POLITICAL RELATIONSHIP WITH MY CLIENT
HAVE ASKED MY CLIENT TO GET FOREIGN INVESTORS TO BID
FOR THE NEWLY DISCOVERED OFFSHORE OIL RIGS IN THE GULF
OF GUINEA.

UNDER NORMAL PROCESS, IF MY CLIENT GETS THE INVESTORS
TO BID FOR THE OIL RIGS, HE RECEIVES COMMISSION WHICH
ARE NOT MUCH AS WHEN HE HAS THE COMMERCIAL CONTROL.

BUT WITH THE MONEY UNDER MY CLIENT'S SECURITY CONTROL,
HE WANTS TO FRONT YOU TO BID FOR THE OIL RIGS WITH THE
MONEY. AFTER SECURING THE OIL RIGS, A PRIVATE
AGREEMENT ON THE DEVELOPEMNT, DRILLING AND MANAGEMENT
OF THE OIL RIGS WOULD BE REACHED WITH EXXON-MOBIL OR
CHEVRON-TEXACO.

BY VIRTUE OF THIS STRATEGY, MY CLIENT THROUGH YOU WILL
HAVE THE COMMERCIAL CONTROL OF THE OIL RIGS WITH MORE
ECONOMIC BENEFITS. THIS IS THE MAJOR REASON WHY MY
CLIENT WANTS THE MONEY TO BE MOVED TO A SAFER
LOCATION OVERSEAS THROUGH YOU, FROM WHERE IT CAN
EASILY BE USED TO BID FOR THE OIL RIGS.

MY CLIENT HAS OFFERED YOU 15% OF THE MONEY WHICH YOU
WOULD RECEIVE AFTER HELPING TO MOVE THE MONEY OVERSEAS
AND 7% STAKE ON ECONOMIC PROCEEDS FROM THE OIL RIGS.
THESE OFFER MADE TO YOU ARE SUBJECT TO NEGOTIATION
IF YOU FEEL DISATISFIED WITH THE OFFER.

AS WE HAVE A LIMITED TIME TO WORK IT, YOUR URGENT
REPLY IS NEEDED.

REGARDS,

MACANTHONY ALLEN ESQ.



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