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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: "FROM THE DESK OF: Barrister David Haruna Esq." <barristerdavidharuna2008@rediffmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: barristerdavidharuna2009@rediffmail.com
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 17:24:53 +0000
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL: Transfer of US$20M for Investments.

AREWA CHAMBERS
Solicitor & Advocates
(Supreme Court Attached Chamber)-LAGOS, NIGERIA.
EMAIL; barristerdavidharuna2009@rediffmail.com
FROM THE DESK OF: Barrister David Haruna Esq.
(PRINCIPAL PARTNER)
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL .
ATTN: CEO/ MD
I am Barrister David Haruna Esq, a Nigerian citizen. I was a former

minister in- charge of the Solid Mineral Resources Ministry under

the Late General Sanni Abacha, Nigerian former Head of State.
I am a Lawyer by profession and long time standing counsel, to the

Abacha family over the legal proceeding currently going on between the

Federal Government of Nigeria and the widow of General Sanni Abacha,

Mrs. Mariam Abacha.
As the family Legal Councel, I have the mandate and the authority of

the family to source and procure a partnership agreement with a trusted

and honest fellow Abroad who may wish to cooperate with us in order to

relocate some of the family fortune in our care over US$650 Million

(Six Hundred and Fifty Million United States Dollar)
Despite the out of court settlement reached between the family and

Federal Government, over 20 Bank Accounts belonging to the has been

frozen and the family property worth over US$500 Million (Five Hundred

Million United State Dollars) in Real Estate has been auctioned.
The attempt made by my client (Mrs.mariam Abacha) to travel to Saudi

Arabia was detected by security operatives and over 35 suitcases filled

with Dollars, worth about US$300M (Three Hundred million United State

Dollars) was confiscated. She has been under house arrest and does not

have access to reach out to anyone except my good self who is the

family attorney.
My Client has therefore engaged the services of a Senior United

Nation’s Nigerian diplomat to assist in carrying some money for safe

delivering to any destination of agreement under the cover of His

diplomat immunity. He has promised to deliver and has been handsomely

settled for his assignment.
Having accepted to cooperate in discharging this assignment, Mrs.

Abacha has promised to Reward any assistance with 30% of every

successful transaction. As you may wish, the funds can not be

transferred through a Bank Account for security reasons of which you

know the implication. But with our planned arrangement with the Senior

Diplomat, there will be no risk on both sides.
Please do contact me, through the following –

barristerdavidharuna2009@rediffmail.com
to furnish you with the details of the movement of money. We intend to

start with the initial Discharge of the sum of US$20 Million (twenty

Million United State Dollars Only).
This transaction is highly confidential and should be treated with

utmost trust and secrecy.
I look forward to your anticipated co-operation.
For more info: I refer you to this sites below :
http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/2000/27/swiss.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/909972.s

Yours faithfully,
Barrister David Haruna Esq.



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