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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 about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "professor akpan akpan" <profakpan@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 07:58:20 +0100
Subject: PROPOSITION


ATTN: Sir,

I Professor Akpan the present officer in charge of operations
Central Bank of Nigeria (C.B.N) got your contact through online
network.
I am contacting you in view that we might be of immense help to each
other.
I have within my reach the sum of (27.500, 000 USD) Twenty Seven
Million,
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars of which I intend to make
you
the beneficiary of the funds.

This money in question belongs to a deceased foreign contractor in
Nigeria of which I know 100% well that the money is hanging loose and
unclaimed within the Central Bank of Nigeria Territory. Due to my
current
position as a present worker in the bank and also a Civil servant I
cannot
lay claim on this money.

I wish to contact you so that you will indicate your interest as soon
as you receive this message, so that I will proceed and put your name
as the rightful beneficiary of the funds and move the money outside
Nigeria with your name. I intend to part you with 20% of the total sum,
for your assistance while 70% will be my own cut of the deal and the
remaining 10% shall be set aside for any expenses that might be
incurred in
the course of the transfer. However, whatever that might remain from
the 10%
shall also be shared equally (between you and me). Every records
concerning
these funds and all the legal contract documents backing the funds will
be
given by the Ministries.

Please my good friend, I want you to limit this matter personally to
yourself, whatever your decision might be, all correspondence must be
through this my most exlusive e-mail address:
prof_akpan@hotmail.com

This deal is 100% risk free.

I look forward to receiving your response.
Thanking you in anticipation.

Kindest Regards
Professor Akpan
C.B.N

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