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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: "princess bolkiah" <princessfwbolkiah@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: princessbolkiah1971@indiatimes.com
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 08:09:53 +0800
Subject: Princess Fayad Bolkiah

My dearest,

With due regard and respect, I am emailing you although its wrong to seek
such assistance without prior knowledge of the person involved. I hope I am
not mistaking but I also believe that at the end of the day, you will never
betray I and my family on this project.

I am Princess Fayad W. Bolkiah, the wife of Prince Jefri Bolkiah, former
Finance Minister of Brunei, the tiny oil-rich sultanate on the Gulf Island.
I did not mean to amplify my extended royal family history, which has
already been disseminated by the international media during the
controversial dispute that erupted between my husband and his stepbrother,
the sultan of Brunei; His Majesty Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzadin
Waddaulah.

As you may know from the international media, the sultan; His Majesty Sultan
Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzadin Waddaulah had accused my husband of financial
mismanagement and impropriety of US$78.2 Million dollars. This was as a
result of the Asian financial crisis that made my husband's company Amedeo
Development Company and government owned Brunei Investment Company to be
declared bankrupt during his tenure in office. However my husband is in jail
now, his bank accounts and private properties including a crude oil export
refinery have been confiscated by the sultanate.

Furthermore, during this unfortunate period I was advised to evacuate my
immediate family outside the sultanate to avoid further prosecution from the
sultan and his security operatives, but luck ran against me on my attempt to
escape. The Sultan now keeps me under house arrest and I have no access to a
phone but I have a Palm V hand-held computer from which I am sending you
this mail.

Before my In-castration, I was able to dispatch the sum of Fourteen Million
United States Dollars (US$14M) in cash under special arrangement into the
custody of a Private security and Trustee company for safe keeping abroad.
This action was on the orders of my husband to me to enable us start a new
life. The money was packaged carefully into two and kept in trunks. Hence I
seek your good assistance to retrieve this money and further invest into
profitable investment in your country to facilitate future survival for my
family abroad. I have decided to offer 20% of these funds to you as
compensation for your strong cooperation.
Please I count on your absolute confidentiality, transparency and trust
while looking forward to your prompt reply towards a swift conclusion of
this business transaction.
Many Thanks & May Allah blessing remain with you, Amen.

I remain yours sincerely

Princess Fayad .W. Bolkiah
Brunei.

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