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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 by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Samuel kuku" <samuelkuku4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: samuelkuku2@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 11:25:02 +0000
Subject: Transaction ( Urgent assistance needed)

From Dr.Samuel Kuku
Standard Security & Services Ltd
Stellion House Victoria Island
Lagos Nigeria.

Dear Friend,

My humble pleasure to write you this important letter, irrespective of the fact that we have not meet for the first time or known each other before. However I was able to get your contact through an international profile in my earnest searching for a reliable and trust worthy person, firm, or group of persons that can handle this confidential transaction with me

In brief introduction I am Dr.Samuel Kuku a citizen of Nigeria, and administrative Manager to Standard Security and Services Ltd in Lagos Nigeria. I decided to contact you believing that by the grace of God, you will accept to be my partner in this business. I joined the services of this company in 1992 as office assistance. I have been working for this company for years. Within this period, I have watched with meticulous precision how African Head of State, Ministers and government functionaries have being using Standard Security and Services Ltd to move huge sums of money. They bring in this consignment of money and secretly declare the contents as family treasures. Their foreign partners, friends and relatives are claiming most of these consignments. A lot of them are laying down here unclaimed for years. Nobody may ever come for them because in most cases, the documents of the deposit are never available to anybody except the depositors, where most of them are dead.

Since the inception of 2001 millennium Standard Security and Services Ltd change the procedure of claims of consignment. As soon as you are able to produce Certificate of deposit and secret information as contained in the secret file of any consignment, it will be released to you upon demand. This is why I am soliciting for your co-operation and assistance. I have finished every arrangement for you to come and claim consignment, No.1401 containing $15 million (FIFTEEN MILLION AMERICA STATES DOLLARS)
My duties are to supply you all the information and documents by fax or e-mail and you will deal directly with the management. The procedure is simple: you will apply officially to the Director of Operation of Standard Security and Services Ltd. Releases of consignment No. 1401 they will demand for Certificate of deposit and secret codes.

I will supply you with every detailed information and you will then fax or mail it to them. As soon as they confirm it to be correct, they will invite you for the collection.

If you do not want to come to Nigeria, you can arrange with them to move the consignment to London on agreement where we have affiliate company. That's why l needs your help. Nobody will ever know that I am involved in the deal except the Lawyer, who will do the change of ownership on your name with affidavit of claims and agreement for us. I will suggest upon conclusion that we share 50-50.

At the successful conclusion of the deal, you’ll arrange for me and my family to come over to your country. And think of more profitable ventures we can invest the money with. I assure you that the business has been hatched for four year now and it is very secure and risk free. However, it is quite necessary that these are kept as confidential as possible for its successive completion within days.

Please contact me and I will take it from there. Once I hear from you.

My private Mobile number will be given to you upon request. I will be expecting your reply.

Yours sincerely,
Samuel Kuku.


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