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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: "ENG. MATTAR AL TAYER" <engr_altayer@Z6.COM> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 19:14:44 +0400
Subject: ASSISTANCE REQUIRED FOR ACQUISITION OF ESTATE IN YOUR COUNTRY { URGENTLY}

Dear Sir/Madam, ASSISTANCE REQUIRED FOR ACQUISITION OF ESTATE IN YOUR COUNTRY. I write to inform you of my desire to acquire estates or landed properties in your country on behalf of the Director of Contracts and Finance Allocations of the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Works and Housing in Dubai. Considering his very rategic and influential position, he would want the transaction to be as strictly confidential as possible. He further wants his identity to remain undisclosed at least for now, until the completion of the transaction, hence our desire to have an overseas agent. I have therefore been directed to inquire if you would agree to act as our overseas agent in order to actualize this transaction. The deal, in brief, is that the funds with which we intend to carry out our proposed investments in your country is presently in a coded account at the emirates bank Dubai UAE and we need your assistance to transfer the funds to your country in a convenient bank account that will be
provided by you before we can put the funds into use in your country. For this, you shall be considered to have executed a contract for the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing in United Arab Emirates for which payment should be effected to you by the Ministry, The contract sum of which shall run into US$26.4 Million, of which your share shall be 30% if you agree to be our overseas agent. As soon as payment is effected, and the amount mentioned above is successfully transferred into your account, we intend to use our own share in acquiring some estates abroad. For this too you shall also serve as our agent. In the light of this, I would like you to forward to me the following information: 1. Your company name and address if any . 2. Your personal fax number. 3. Your personal telephone number for easy communication. You are requested to communicate your acceptance of this proposal through my above stated email address after which we shall discuss in details the modalitie
s for seeing this transaction through. Your quick response will be highly appreciated. Thanks you in anticipation of your cooperation. Yours faithfully, ENG. MATTAR AL TAYER Assistanet Director General for Roads works and housing, Dubai Municipality, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.


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