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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: "alima johnson" <alima_johnson0002@fozdigital.com.br>
Reply-To: dsp_almesiye@myway.com
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 07:10:33 -0300
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION PLS.



GOVERNMENT HOUSE YENAGOA
113 HILTOP CRECENTYENAGOA. DEAR SIR I AM D. S.P DIEPREYE ALAMIESEYE, EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF BAYELSA STATE IN AFRICA. I WRIE THIS LATTER TO SOLICIT FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND FULL COPERATION, SINCE I I HVE IN BEEN INCOMMICADO THAT IS HOUSE DETENTION. THIS IS AS RESULT OF MY ORDEAL
IN THE HAND OF SCOTLAND YARD POLICE IN THE UK WHO QUISED ME ON THE ACCOUNT OF POSSESING MORE THAN 1
MILLION POUDS. IN VIEW OF THIS,I AM UNDER PROBE AFTER MY ESCAPE FROM
THE UK AND MY ACCOUNT IN UK FROZEN WHICH ACCOUNT NUMBER
READS THUS;- ACCOUNT NMAE;- SANTOLINA INVESTMENT COPRATION. ACCOUNT NUMBER- 10182819 SORT CODE -15-00-25 BANK NAME-NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK LONDON LAST UPDATE ACCOUNT SATEMENT-; FOURTY SIX MILLION, TWO
HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND POUNDS(#46,220,000 UK
POUNDS)
FURTHERMORE, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SALVAGE TWO ACCOUNT
WHICH CONTAINS 43 MILLION POUNDS IN DENMARK AND
56.1MILLION POUNDS IN UK(UNITED KINGDOM) WHICH ACCOUNT
NUMBER READS THUS- BANK NAME -; JYSKE BANK AT BESTERBROGATE , 9 DK-1780 COPENHENGAN V. CLIENT NUMBER - 9598788275 ACCOUNT NUMBER-; 50052204541500 REFRENCE NUMBER 959899-5203 ACCOUNT NAME SANTOLINA INVESTMENT AND DIEPREYEH
ALAMIESEYAH BANK NAME -; BARCLAYS BANK KINGSBRIDGE LONDON. SWIX 7NT ACCOUNT NUMBER 80041262 SORT CODE 20-47-35 IBN; GB 87 BARC 20473580 0412 62 SWIFT BICGB22 ACCOUNT NAME FIRST INVESTMENT AND FINAVE COPORATION. IT IS PREMIUM RISK COVER FOR GAS TURBINE FOR PERIOD OF
BETWEEN 22/6/2005 TO 21/6/2006 IN VIEW THIS , I HAVE MANDATED MY LAWYER(ATTORNEY TO
EFFECT THE CHANGE THE NAME AND BENFICIARY OF THE ACCOUNT
BEFORE THE GOVERMENT AGENTS GET TO KNOW ABOUT IT, HENCE I
CONTACTED YOU.
THIS IS FOR YOU TO ACT AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND
AND
ALL DETAILS AND INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU AND ALL
DOCUMENTATION WHICH WILL DULY EFFECT THE CHANGE OF BENE
FICIARY AND TRAFER OF THE FUND INTO YOUR NORMINATED
ACCOUNT. FOR THIS ASSISTANCE, YOU WILL BE ENTITLE TO 20% OF THE FUND IN WHICH EVER ACCOUNT, AS WHEN THIS FUND IS TRANSFERED, I WILL HAVE ENOUGH FUND TO PRESECUTE MY CASE TO ITS LOGICAL CONCLUSION AS IHAVE BEEN IMPEACHED AND PLACED UNDER HOUSE DETENTION( NOT MOVING ABOVE THE REDIUS 30 KM AROUND) TELEPHONE LINE BUGGED, TRAVELLING DOCUMENT
SEIZED. BUT I CAN COMMUNICATE TO YOU BY EMAIL AS I WILL MANDATE
MY LAWYER WHO WILL ALLWAYS GET TO YOU AND FORWARD ALL
CORRESPONDENCE TO YOU.
I AWAIT YOURRSPONSE
REGARDS DSP ALAMIESEYAH

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