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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: =?us-ascii?Q?david=20moris?= <davidmoris@seznam.cz>
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 18:55:21 +0100 (CET)
Subject: =?us-ascii?Q?RE=3A=20BUSINESS?=

Hon. Dr. David Harold
Minister, Foreign Affairs Ministry.
Awolowo way, Abuja
Abuja city,Nigeria.
EMAIL:davidakande202@mail.ru

Attn:
I am David Akande, Minister of Foreign Affairs, my office monitors and controls the affairs of all banks and financial institutions in Nigeria concerned with foreign contract payments. I am the final signatory to any transfer or remittance of huge funds moving within banks both on the local and international levels in line to foreign contracts settlement. I have before me list of funds, which could not be transferred to some nominated accounts as these accounts have been identified either as ghost accounts, unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced sum.
I wish to have a deal with you as regards to unpaid funds, so that i will include your name among the contractors that expecting their fund,
sum of USD$10.5 M, will be transfer to you, so that i can fix up your name amony the names given to me, so that you can claimed this money and it will transfer to the account that you will provide.
I have every documents that will enble you stand as one of the contractors,
As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to the Federal Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits, I have the opportunity to write you based on the instructions
received 2 days ago from the Senate Committee on Contract Payments Foreign Debts to submit the List of payment reports expenditures and audited reports of revenues.
Among several others, I have decided to remit your contract sum following my idea that we have a deal/agreement and I am going to do this legally.
MY CONDITIONS
1. From total sum of USD$10.5 M 60% will for me while 30% will be yours for your assistance the remaining 10% will be set aside for any that may occure during this transaction .
2. This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will be strictly by email / telephone, for security purposes..
If you AGREE with my conditions, l advise you on what to do immediately and the transfer will commence without delay as I will proceed to fix your name on the Payment schedule instantly to meet the five days
mandate. I hope you don't reject this offer and have the funds transferred to you.
Waiting for your reply soon. davidakande202@mail.ru
David Akande
FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER.

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