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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "aret danga" <draret100@msn.com>
Reply-To: drad200@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 21:45:00 +0000
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS WITH YOU


INTRODUCTION: l am Aret Danga a Civil Servant in the Ministry of Health
here in Nigeria. l know this proposal will come to you as a surprise because
we have not met before either physically or through correspondence.
THE SUBJECT: My father Chief Danga (Now Late) was the Royal Head of my
community, ELEME (an oil rich town) in Nigeria. My community produces 5.8%
of the total crude oil production in Nigeria and the Federal Government pays
a small percentage value of each barrel to my father as royalty. He made
money, which is as a result of backlog of royalties which accrued over the
years of which I am now liable to as the only heir. The money is Ten Million
Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars($10.5m).
THE PROPOSAL: Just before my father died he called my attention to the money
lodged in a special account by the NNPC(Nigerian National petroleum
Corporation) at the Central bank of Nigeria and charged me to look for a
foreigner who would assist me in the transfer/investment of the funds abroad
as I am in the services of government and therefore forbidden by law to hold
any bank account abroad.
So l would be very grateful if you could accept to help me achieve this
great objective, as the one whose custody the funds will arrive on trust. I
promise to give you 20% of the total funds transferred to your vital account
as compensation for your assistance. Ten percent(10%)would be set aside to
take care of all expenses We may incure during the transaction.
There shall be a total confidentiality of this transaction on your
side,since I am in government and will not be seen to violate any of the
rules they have laid down regarding people who are in their employment list.
I want to assure you that once you agreed that the transaction is 100% risk
free and we will move ahead immediately to conclude it together and do also
the necessary investment together. May the almighty God bless you as you
transact with me.
Yours faithfully
Danga



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