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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: "danjuma baba" <barr_danjuma147@sympatico.ca>
Reply-To: barr_danjuma@excite.com
Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 23:44:42 +0000
Subject: PLEASE URGENT ASSISTANCE REQUIRED!!!

ATTN: SIR/MADAM
FROM: BARRISTER DANJUMA BABA.(SAN)
NORTHERN CHAMBERS,
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS
NIGERIA.

REPLY TO: barr_danjuma@excite.com

COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON. GRACE, PEACE AND LOVE FROM THIS PART OF THE
ATLANTIC TO YOU. I HOPE MY LETTER DOES NOT CAUSE YOU TOO MUCH EMBARRASSMENT
AS I WRITE TO YOU IN GOOD FAITH.PLEASE EXCUSE MY INTRUSION INTO YOUR PRIVATE
LIFE.

I AM BARRISTER DANJUMA BABA.(SAN); I REPRESENT MOHAMMED ABACHA, SON OF THE
LATE GEN. SANI ABACHA, WHO WAS THE FORMER MILITARY HEAD OF STATE IN
NIGERIA.HE DIED IN 1998. SINCE HIS DEATH, THE FAMILY HAS BEEN LOOSING A LOT
OF MONEY DUE TO VINDICTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHO ARE BENT ON DEALING WITH
THE FAMILY.CONSEQUENTLY, THE FAMILY HAS ASKED ME TO SEEK FOR A FOREIGN
PARTNER WHO CAN WORK WITH US AS TO MOVE OUT THE TOTAL SUM OF
US$75,000,000.00 (SEVENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS), PRESENTLY IN
THEIR POSSESSION.

THIS MONEY WAS OF COURSE, ACQUIRED BY THE LATE PRESIDENT AND IS NOW KEPT
SECRETLY BY THE FAMILY, THE SWISS GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY FROZEN ALL THE
ACCOUNTS OF THE FAMILY IN SWITZERLAND, AND SOME OTHER COUNTRIES WOULD SOON
FOLLOW TO DO THE SAME.

THIS BID BY SOME GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO DEAL WITH THIS FAMILY HAS MADE IT
NECESSARY THAT WE SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE IN RECEIVING THIS MONEY AND IN
INVESTING IT ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILY.THIS MUST BE A JOINT VENTURE
TRANSACTION AND WE MUST ALL WORK TOGETHER.SINCE THIS MONEY IS STILL CASH,
EXTRA SECURITY MEASURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO PROTECT IT FROM THEFT OR SEIZURE,
PENDING WHEN AGREEMENT IS REACHED ON WHEN TO MOVE IT INTO ANY OF THIS
COUNTRIES EUROPE, LONDON, CANADA PENDING ON OUR AGREEMENT.

I HAVE PERSONALLY WORKED OUT ALL MODALITIES FOR THE PEACEFUL CONCLUSION OF
THIS TRANSACTION.THE TRANSACTION DEFINITELY WOULD BE HANDLED IN PHASES AND
THE FIRST PHASE WILL INVOLVE THE MOVING OF US$25,000,000.00 (TWENTY FIVE
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS).MY CLIENTS ARE WILLING TO GIVE YOU A
REASONABLE PERCENTAGE OF THIS MONEY AS SOON AS THE TRANSACTION IS
CONCLUDED.I WILL,HOWEVER,BASED ON THE GROUNDS THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO WORK
WITH US AND ALSO ALL CONTENTIOUS ISSUES DISCUSSED BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF
THIS TRANSACTION. YOU MAY ALSO DISCUSS YOUR PERCENTAGE BEFORE WE START TO
WORK. AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU, I WILL GIVE YOU ALL NECESSARY DETAILS AS
TO HOW WE INTEND TO CARRY OUT THE WHOLE TRANSACTION. PLEASE, DO NOT
ENTERTAIN ANY FEARS, AS ALL NECESSARY MODALITIES ARE IN PLACE, AND I ASSURE
YOU OF ALL SUCCESS AND SAFETY IN THIS TRANSACTION.PLEASE, THIS TRANSACTION
REQUIRES ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY AND YOU WOULD BE EXPECTED TO TREAT IT AS
SUCH UNTIL THE FUNDS ARE MOVED OUT OF THIS COUNTRY TO WHERE YOU INTEND TO
RECEIVE THEM.

IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS YOU ARE TO FORWARD TO ME THE FOLLOWING DETAILS:

YOUR COMPLETE NAMES AND ADDRRESS, CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS,
THIS IS TO ENABLE ME PERFECT ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION WITH THE
SECURITY FIRM AND MOVE THIS MONEY ACROSS TO YOUR COUNTRY OF CHOICE.

PLEASE, YOU WILL ALSO IGNORE THIS LETTER AND RESPECT OUR TRUST IN YOU BY NOT
EXPOSING THIS TRANSACTION, EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.

THANK YOU.

TRULY YOURS,

BARRISTER DANJUMA BABA.(SAN).

NB: PLEASE DO COPY THIS SITE ON YOUR BROWSER AND YOU WILL UNDERSTAND BETTER
WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT.

<http://www.transnationale.org/anglais/sources/tiersmonde/dirigeants__abacha.htm>
<http://allafrica.com/stories/200203180074.html>
<http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/2000/27/swiss.html>


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