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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: "prince ego" <prince06_ego@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: prince04_ego11@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 15:00:45 +0000
Subject: Attn : Sir,

OFFICE OF THE ADVISER
TO THE FIRST LADY OF
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIG/
PETROLUEM AND ECONOMICS
MATTER (P.E.M)
P.M.B. 1402 IKOYI
LAGOS- NIGERIA.

ATTN : SIR,


I know this proposal may surprise you as we
Have not meet before or transact business of such
Magnitude. I beg for any inconveniences this may cause
You. I got your contact from the first lady to the president Mrs.
Stella
Obasanjo.

I am the special adviser to the late Nigeria president obasanjo's wife;
I
was the adviser and Chairman contract awarding committee.

Sir I am contacting you for this mutual business understanding/
relationship, my client Mrs. Stella Obansajo deposited a total of out
standing sum of $45.5m with an international finance bank and creditors
oversease, since she died I have being looking for a way out in which I
will
transfer that fund out from the finance bank to any nominated account
for
our sharing motives before I decided to contact you believing God that
you
will be of great assistance to me so that this fund would not be
confiscated
by the finance security and creditors bank Europe.

As you may know it, I am the attorney who assisted her in moving the
fund
outside our country to the finance bank in Europe where it is finally
deposited secretly without the hearing of any body even including her
husband the president of our great country Nigeria.


Please note for your readiness to assist me you are
Going to receive 20% out of this total sum and this business is 100%
risk
free because I have sealed up all the lope holes that can lead to
exposure,
so I will like you to feel free while assisting me, already the world
knows
that Mrs. Stella Obansanjo the president of the federal republic of
Nigeria
wife is died, and this fund is my own share and luck that I got from
her.

As a lawyer/adviser and contract Chairman, am going to use
My virtual power to provide all the documents that
Will enable you receive this fund from the security/finance
Company in Europe without stress.

Please if you go through my request and you find
Yourself willing and fit to assist me, then quickly send to me
Your details particulars. Like
1. Your full name and home address.

2. Your telephone and fax number for our easy communication
Any time.


Once I receive your response I will forward your name
To the Security finance Company letting them know that you are the
beneficiary to the amount and they will contact you up and details you
on
how you will receive the fund immediately in your bank account.
Awaiting your immediate response,

Please send all replies to this mailbox below for security reasons,
egoprince_06@yahoo.com.

Regards,
Barrister Prince Ego,


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