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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: "tanko aliyu01" <tanko_aliyu01@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 09:17:46 +0000
Subject: EXTENDING A HAND IN PARTNERSHIP

ATTN : CEO.

REQUEST FOR URGENT TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF FIFTEEN MILLION THREE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS {US$15,300,000.00} ONLY, INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT.

Compliment of the season.

I am the Deputy Director of finance, foreign payment approval dept. of West
African monetary Control Board (WAMCB). North-West Regional office Burkina
Faso.
My office oversee all developmental projects financed by the Economic
Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Within this zone (Burkina Faso,
Niger, Mali, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Guinea).

With reference to an introduction and recommendation of you by a friend who
works in the Burkina Faso Chambers of Commerce and Industry, I do hereby,
Wish to commence talk with you on a highly confidential level. After due
consultations with my colleagues, We have decided to contact you in order to
arrange for a possible transfer of the sum of Fifteen million three hundred
thousand dollars (US$15.300.000.00) into your account. This money is a
subject of an over inflated sum acquired from contracts awarded by my Agency
in the past years.

The original contractors have been paid and all projects executed by them
commissioned. This over inflated amount can not be withdraw locally from the
paying Bank because the contractors concerned are foreign Firms. As a matter
of trust, honesty and secrecy, we have decided to contact you as to assist
us provide an account for this transaction if you have accepted to assist
and fully participate in this transaction, kindly furnish us with the
necessary information such as Bank address, Account number, Account name and
your full address.

With this information provided, the said sum will be transfer to your
account without difficulties. The terms of sharing the money after a
successful transfer will be discuss as you indicate your interest in
assisting to transfer this money.

Immediately all these information gets to us, we will then present every
document to the paying bank. Be rest assured with our connections,
everything will be through within a short time.

After many years of meticulous services to the government and people of our
sub region we would not want our image to be dented. Therefore we expect you
to handle this transaction with utmost maturity by keeping everything
secret. I can assure you that if our instructions are carefully adhered to,
there will not be any hitch through out the transaction, there is no risk on
your side, because we have perfected the deal very well over years.

After the transfer, we will be coming over to your country for further
sharing and possible investments.

I'm waiting to hear from you urgently through this
tanko_aliyu01@hotmail.com
below or mail me back ASAP.
ATTN : CEO.

REQUEST FOR URGENT TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF FIFTEEN MILLION THREE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS {US$15,300,000.00} ONLY, INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT.

Compliment of the season.

I am the Deputy Director of finance, foreign payment approval dept. of West
African monetary Control Board (WAMCB). North-West Regional office Burkina
Faso.
My office oversee all developmental projects financed by the Economic
Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Within this zone (Burkina Faso,
Niger, Mali, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Guinea).

With reference to an introduction and recommendation of you by a friend who
works in the Burkina Faso Chambers of Commerce and Industry, I do hereby,
Wish to commence talk with you on a highly confidential level. After due
consultations with my colleagues, We have decided to contact you in order to
arrange for a possible transfer of the sum of Fifteen million three hundred
thousand dollars (US$15.300.000.00) into your account. This money is a
subject of an over inflated sum acquired from contracts awarded by my Agency
in the past years.

The original contractors have been paid and all projects executed by them
commissioned. This over inflated amount can not be withdraw locally from the
paying Bank because the contractors concerned are foreign Firms. As a matter
of trust, honesty and secrecy, we have decided to contact you as to assist
us provide an account for this transaction if you have accepted to assist
and fully participate in this transaction, kindly furnish us with the
necessary information such as Bank address, Account number, Account name and
your full address.

With this information provided, the said sum will be transfer to your
account without difficulties. The terms of sharing the money after a
successful transfer will be discuss as you indicate your interest in
assisting to transfer this money.

Immediately all these information gets to us, we will then present every
document to the paying bank. Be rest assured with our connections,
everything will be through within a short time.

After many years of meticulous services to the government and people of our
sub region we would not want our image to be dented. Therefore we expect you
to handle this transaction with utmost maturity by keeping everything
secret. I can assure you that if our instructions are carefully adhered to,
there will not be any hitch through out the transaction, there is no risk on
your side, because we have perfected the deal very well over years.

After the transfer, we will be coming over to your country for further
sharing and possible investments.

I'm waiting to hear from you urgently through this
tanko_aliyu01@hotmail.com
below or mail me back ASAP.
ATTN : CEO.

REQUEST FOR URGENT TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF FIFTEEN MILLION THREE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS {US$15,300,000.00} ONLY, INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT.

Compliment of the season.

I am the Deputy Director of finance, foreign payment approval dept. of West
African monetary Control Board (WAMCB). North-West Regional office Burkina
Faso.
My office oversee all developmental projects financed by the Economic
Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Within this zone (Burkina Faso,
Niger, Mali, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Guinea).

With reference to an introduction and recommendation of you by a friend who
works in the Burkina Faso Chambers of Commerce and Industry, I do hereby,
Wish to commence talk with you on a highly confidential level. After due
consultations with my colleagues, We have decided to contact you in order to
arrange for a possible transfer of the sum of Fifteen million three hundred
thousand dollars (US$15.300.000.00) into your account. This money is a
subject of an over inflated sum acquired from contracts awarded by my Agency
in the past years.

The original contractors have been paid and all projects executed by them
commissioned. This over inflated amount can not be withdraw locally from the
paying Bank because the contractors concerned are foreign Firms. As a matter
of trust, honesty and secrecy, we have decided to contact you as to assist
us provide an account for this transaction if you have accepted to assist
and fully participate in this transaction, kindly furnish us with the
necessary information such as Bank address, Account number, Account name and
your full address.

With this information provided, the said sum will be transfer to your
account without difficulties. The terms of sharing the money after a
successful transfer will be discuss as you indicate your interest in
assisting to transfer this money.

Immediately all these information gets to us, we will then present every
document to the paying bank. Be rest assured with our connections,
everything will be through within a short time.

After many years of meticulous services to the government and people of our
sub region we would not want our image to be dented. Therefore we expect you
to handle this transaction with utmost maturity by keeping everything
secret. I can assure you that if our instructions are carefully adhered to,
there will not be any hitch through out the transaction, there is no risk on
your side, because we have perfected the deal very well over years.

After the transfer, we will be coming over to your country for further
sharing and possible investments.

I'm waiting to hear from you urgently through this
tanko_aliyu01@hotmail.com
below or mail me back ASAP.

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