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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: "sani audu" <saniaudu78@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 15:28:15 +0100
Subject: From Barrister Sani Audu Chambers & Associates.

>From Barrister Sani Audu Chambers & Associates.
No.2 Issa Momodu Avenue,Apapa-Lagos,Nigeria.
Private telephone:234-80-58205001.
Attn:

I am directed by my client Mrs.Mariam Abacha to carry out this transaction
with you and it will be my pleasure to work with you on behalf of the
Abacha's family, so that we can claim the said funds from the Security
Company.

Being a lawyer,every legal papers to back up your claim as the rightful
owner of the said diplomatic consignment must be obtained and change of
ownership documents must be done on your name from Mrs.Mariam Abacha's name
to your name as you are now standing as the bonafide owner of the said
consignment(funds).I have contacted the Director of the Global Security &
Diplomatic Services where the said consignment was deposited for safe
keeping, they told me that it will only take them 24hrs to make every
changes on name from Mrs.Abacha's name to your name and your name will also
be effected into the central computer of the security company making you the
rightful owner of the said consignments(funds).

You are required to send to me immediately your full name, your address,
your age, your occupation and your private telephone number so that I can
travel down to London-UK where the security company has their head office
for immediate processing of change of ownership of the said consignment from
Mrs.Abacha's name to your name.I was told by the Director of the Global
Security & Diplomatic Services that your physical attention will be required
in their office here in London-UK for your signing of the Release Order Bond
immediately after they have done the change of ownership to your name.If you
cannot come down to London-UK, the security company has their affiliated
european offices in Madrid-Spain, so you can make a choice on where will be
convenient for you to visit and sign off the consignment.

Be informed that the security company did not know that the consignment
contains funds, we declared to them that it contains family treasury and
film materials.

Kindly send the above informations so that we can proceed further and have
this transaction concluded immediately.

I await your urgent reply.
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Sani Audu.

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