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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?chris=20nba?= <chrisnba02@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: c006nba@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:35:06 +0530 (IST)
Subject: HELLO


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: chrisnba02@yahoo.co.in

DR CHRIS NBA,DIRECTOR

GLOBAL SECURITY COMPANY

[G.S.C]LIMITED

2/3 INTERNATIONAL AIR PORT

ROAD LAGOS NIGERIA

TELE;234-1-4353389.

E-MAIL,c006nba@yahoo.com



TRANSFER OF US$7 MILLION FOR INVESTMEN.



I am Dr Chris nba the Director of Delivery/Operations in the above mentioned Security Company. Our firm is a security company of high repute with years of outstanding service to the people of Africa,europe especially top government officials and military leaders in Africa.I have resolved to contact you through this medium based on business proposal that will be of mutual benefit to both of us. I have not discussed this transaction with anybody because it is of top secret.



To be explicit and straight to the point, some time early in 2000, a

reputable client of our ,deposited a consignment in our company's vault for safe keeping. And since then our client has failed to come forward to claim his consignment, which has accumulated a considerable amount of money in demurrage.



Consequently, in our bid to contact this client to redeem the demurrage

which his consignment had accumulated we discovered that our client was the former President of Zaire, who died of illness after he was dethroned in the same year.The consignment was entrusted into our care. Before the death of our client, President Mobutu Seseseko, none of his benefactors has come forward to claim the consignment with us, which means that none of his relation or aides had any knowledge of this consignment.



Hence out of curiosity I decided to secretly scan the box that our client

deposited in our vault. And to my surprise I discovered that the box, that

was registered as treasures by our client, actually contained a considerable amount of money in United State Dollars, amounting to US$7 Million,for this reason I quickly paid the demurrage, Since this development I have been nursing plans secretly.



I also found out from enquiries and the foreign media that the late client

siphoned a lot of money from his country while he was in office as Head of

State. It is my conviction that the consignment in our vault was part of the money our cleint siphoned and now that he is dead there is no trace of this money in our care. I am now soliciting your noble assistance to assist me in transferring this money out of Nigeria to your country for immediate investment with your assistance.



I have also decided that you will generously be entitled to 30% of the total amount. Upon my receipt of your confirming your willingness to assist me of this transaction, I will immediately arrange and transfer all the right of ownership of this consignment to your name, to facilitate your easy clearance and transfer of the complete fund to your country for onward investment.This transaction is 100% risk free. I await your most prompt response.



NOTE THAT THE KEY WORD TO THIS TRANSACTION IS TRUST AND BELIEVE.

I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS YOU READ THIS.


Yours Faithfuly,


Dr.Chris Nba




- chris nba


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