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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: "bon dickson" <bondickson01@msn.com>
Reply-To: bondickson01@ny.com
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 20:31:35 +0000
Subject: From: Bon Dickson

DR BON DICKSON
Chairman, Five (5) Man Committee on Bank Capitalization And
Consolidation of All Banks in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Attn: Sir,

I am the chairman of Five (5) Man Presidential Panel, on bank Capitalization
and consolidation in Nigeria. This panel is set up And empowered by three
factors; to study the financial strength of All the banks in Nigeria (2) to
see that all banks raise it capital To twenty five billion (Nigerian) naira
before the end of December, 2005. (3) To supervise the merger of the weaker
banks to Merge with the stronger once.

In the course of our duty we discovered some dormant funds either
Confiscated by government agencies or abandoned due to one reason Or the
other. Over Two Hundred Million United States Dollars (USD$200,000,000.00)
were traced to be dormant. We found out that The agencies that ordered the
confiscations Have been dissolved. As it stands now, we are very confident
that The government has no knowledge of this sum, neither does the Dissolved
agencies have access to the said sum again. We still have Almost one year to
conclude and it is only then that we shall give Official reports and
probably refer this over-(USD$200,000,000.00) to the federal government's
purse.

It is in the light of this that my colleagues and myself decided to
Confidently contact you urgently so that we could perfectly present you or
your company as one of the foreign contractors that owned any of the account
in Nigeria, and we shall pay you only $5 Million United States Dollars
(USD$5,000,000.00) to be delivered To you live in your country by ACCESS
DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE WHOM WE HAVE ARRANGED WITH TO DELIVER THIS MONEY
CASH TO YOU in your country or Any other country you may want the diplomatic
courier company Deliver the money sealed package to you. Thereafter we shall
refer Back to the government;s purse the balance of One Hundred And NINETY
FIVE Million Dollars (USD$195,000,000.00). We have carefully Worked out the
strategies to secure all the necessary DOCUMENTS in Your name and there is
no room for failure, BECAUSE, we are still at The head of the Presidential
Panel, On Bank Capitalization And Consolidation in Nigeria and it is only
our report that counts.If we have understood ourselves and believed with
trust that we Could do this DEAL together and move this sum of FIVE Million
Dollars (USD$5,000,000.00) TO YOU, then forward to us urgently the
Following;
1. Your full name
2. Your confidential address
3. The nearest airport nearest to you
4. Telephone and fax numbers.
5. Your ID or a passport photograph
We shall further discuss and agreed on the percentage sharing as soon as We
hear from you affirmatively. Note that we have closed every track That might
lead to any trace of this fund. Reply to bondickson01@ny.com

Sincerely,
DR BON DICKSON, CHAIRMAN, Five (5) Man Committee on Bank Capitalization And
Consolidation of All Banks in the Federal Republic of Nigeri


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