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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: "Mr.Nasar Hussien." <em_uch7@msn.com>
Reply-To: mrhuss@myway.com
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 15:41:04 +0000
Subject: from Nasar Hussien

Attn: Dearest One.

It is my sincere desire to share a mutual business relationship with you. My
name is Nasar Hussien, 40yrs, Citizen of Republic of Ghana, I am married
with a wife and four children I work as an administrative secretary to
Diplomatic Union Of West African States Ltd'' (Gulf Region Contact Centre)
in Dubai, United Arab Emirates I got the information concerning you from the
U.A.E Chamber of Commerce and Industry after due consultation with my
spiritual adviser.

I joined the services of this Company in 1991 as an office Assistant I
decided to contact you believing that by the Grace of God you will accept to
be my partner in this business. I have been working with this Company for
thirteen years now. Within this period, I have watched with meticulous
precision how African Heads of States and
Government functionaries have been using'' Diplomatic Union Of West Africa
State Ltd'' to move huge sums of money USD, Pounds Sterling, French Francs-
(Cash ) to their foreign partners.

They bring in these consignments of money cash and secretly declare the
contents as jewelleries, gold, diamond, precious stones, family treasure,
African Arts work/Antiquities documents etc. General Sanni Abacha of Nigeria
(Dead) Mobutu Sese-Seko of Zaire (Dead) Foday Sankoy of Sierra Leone.
Babangida of Nigeria etc.
All these people have hundreds of consignments deposited with Diplomatic
Union of West Africa State Ltd.

Their foreign partners , friends and relatives, are claiming most of these
consignment a lot of them are lying here unclaimed for as much as fifteen
years now Nobody may ever come for them because in most cases, the documents
of deposits are never available to anybody except the depositors most of
them dead.

Sometime last few years ago (2002) Diplomatic Union Of West Africa State Ltd
changed the procedure of claims of consignments, it will be released to you
upon demand.From our records, more than 120 consignments belonging to
General Abacha/ Mobutu Sese-Seko, has been claimed in past six months.

This is why I am, soliciting for your cooperation and assistance. Mobutu
Sese-Seko,has 65 consignments deposited with several names and codes. 35
have been claimed in the past 6 months. Since he died, I have finalized
every arrangement for you to come and claim consignment No.1200 containing
USD9M . My duty is to supply you with all information and documents by fax.
You will deal directly with the management.

The procedure is simple You will apply officially to the director of
operations of Diplomatic Union of West Africa States for the release of
consignment No 1200. They will demand some documents and secret codes call
me, I will supply you with every detailed information and you will fax it to
them. As soon as they confirm it to be correct.

They will invite you for the collection to Dubai or West Africa, but, if you
do not want to come you can arrange with them to transfer the consignment to
any where on agreement.

No body will ever know Iam involved in the deal except the Lawyer who will
write the agreement for us hence I suggest we share 50-50 upon conclusion.

At the successful conclusion of this deal , you will arrange for me and my
family to come over to your country I assure you that the business have been
hatched for years now, it is very secure and 100% risk free For further
explanations and directives on the procedures reach me immediately as you
can equaly contact me .


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