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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: "Mr.Kayoda Martins" <mrkayoda_martins04@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: nn_b114@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 08:52:12 +0000
Subject: TRANSFER OF US$25MILLION ONLY

ROM THE DESK OF DIRECTOR TELX DEPT.
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
DR.KAYODE MARTINS
OUR Ref: CBN/GO/0X012/05.


DEAR :SIR/MADAM

TRANSFER OF US$25MILLION ONLY

AFTER A SERIOUS THOUGHT, I DECIDED TO REACH YOU DIRECTLY AND PERSONALLY
BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST YOU, BUT YOUR NIGERIAN PARTNERS.I
AM THE DIRECTOR OF WIRE TRANSFER/TELEX DEPARTMENT OF THE CENTRAL OF
NIGERIA,SOME TIME IN THE PAST YOUR NIGERIANPARTNERS APPROACHED ME THROUGH A
FRIEND OF MINE WHO WORKS WITH ONE OF THE MINISTRIES HERE AND REQUESTED
THAT I ASSIST THEM CONCLUDE A MONEY TRANSFER DEAL.THEY GAVE ME YOUR NAME,

COMPANY'S NAME AND BANK PARTICULARS AND TOLD ME TO PUT THEM INTO OUR
COMPUTING SYSTEM IN THE LAB SO THAT IT WILL APPEAR AS IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE
GENUINE CONTRACTORS THAT HAVE BEEN CLEARED FOR PAYMENT.

ACCORDING TO THEM,THEY WANTED TO USE THIS STRATEGY TO TRANSFER A HUGE
AMOUNT OF US DOLLARS WHICH THEY ACCUMULATED THROUGH INFLATED CONTRACT
AWARDS AND THE MONEY HAS BEEN FLOATING IN THE CBN SINCE THE ORIGINAL
CONTRACTORS HAS BEEN PAID SO THEY WANTED TO USE YOUR ACCOUNT TO TRANSFER
THE SURPLUS OUT OF NIGERIA.WE
AGREED THAT ONCE I DO THIS,THEY WOULD GIVE ME US $100,000.00 AND GIVE
ME ANOTHER US100, 000.00 WHEN I RELEASED THE FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT.WHEN
THEY SAW THAT I HAVE DONE THAT AND YOUR NAME HAS BEEN APPROVED AMONG THE
LIST OF THOSE TO BE PAID,INSTEAD OF GIVING ME THE AGREED DEPOSIT OF
US$100,000.00, THEY STARTED AVOIDING ME AND RESORTED TO THREATS.I
IMMEDIATELY DELETED THE TRANSFER CODE OF THE FUND,WHICH IS ONLY KNOWN TO
ME BECAUSE OF MY POSITION, AND ELEASE
OTHER CONTRACTORS FUND WITHOUT YOURS.

THEY BECAME ANGRY THE MORE WHEN THEY SAW THAT THEIR THREAT DID NOT WORK,
AND STARTED BRIBING OTHER OFFICIALS TO GET ANOTHER APPROVAL TO TRANSFER THE
MONEY TO YOU WITHOUT SUCCESS.APPROVALS ARE FREE, IS IT NOT FUNNY THAT A
CONTRACTOR IS BEING ASKED TO PAY FOR APPROVAL WHILE HIS MILLIONS IS HERE
WITH US? I AM 100%RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DELAY AND OBSTRUCTIONS BECAUSE OF
THEIR BREACH CONTRACT.IF YOU DOUBT WHAT I HAVE JUST TOLD YOU, PAY ANY
AMOUNT THEY WILL ASK YOU TO PAY NOW, AFTER A SHORT TIME THEY WILL COME UP
WITH ANOTHER REASON TO PAY AGAIN AND IT GOES ON AND ON.NOW IF YOU WANT US
TO WORK TOGETHER,THESE ARE MY CONDITIONS.I.I WILL HAVE 50% OF THE MONEY
BECAUSE IT IS ONLY THE TWO OF US LEFT FOR NOW.

II.YOU WILL ASSIST MY SON TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY OTHER
PLACE OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL PAY IN MY OWN SHARE.III.AS YOU HAVE SEEN,
IT WILL BE USELESS AND MERE WASTE OF MONEY IF YOU CONTINUE WITH ANY OTHER
PERSON, SO WE WILL CONCLUDE HETRANSACTION WITH UTMOST SECRECY WITH THE
ABOVE
TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER.IF THESE CONDITIONS ARE ACCEPTABLE TO YOU, CONTACT
ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO LET US FINALISE SOTHAT I WILL FAX TO YOU OUR
OFFICIAL KTT WIRE TRANSFER FORM TO COMPLETE AND I WILL RELEASE THE MONEY
TO YOUR ACCOUNT. BUT IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED, I ADVICE YOU TO FORGET THE
FUND AS
IT WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO OUR
CONSOLIDATED NATIONAL.

BEST REGARDS.

DR.KAYODE MARTINS


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