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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: =?utf-8?q?sam=20eze?= <sameze4@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: sameze4@myway.com
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 11:32:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT REPLY


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: sameze4@yahoo.com.ph

FROM: MR.SAM EZE

Dear Friend,



I am SAM EZE chairman contract award committee for the petroleum

special trust fund.I know that these letters will come to you as a surprise

since we have not met in person. please bear with me. we are in search

for a reliable and honest partner abroad that we can entrust with the

sum of us$35 million.(THIRTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY)

These funds originated from contract we executed for the petroleum

trust fund (PTF) Purpose for the supply and installations of oil-pipeline

to Port-Harcourt and Warri Refineries. This contract has been executed

and full payments have been made to the contractors who executed these

contract leaving behind us$35 million as an over-invoice amount for we

the committee members. In view of this,

my colleagues have mandated me to look for a foreign partner abroad who

will receiveThese fund on our behalf. Which means that you will provide

us with any account of your choice where we can lodge these fund

immediately.I will be visiting your country upon your confirmation in receipt

of fund in your nominated account to know you better and discuss

investment or importation of goods back to our country.

DISBURSEMENT OF THE FUND IS AS FOLLOWS:30% of the total sum will be

your shareWhile 60% will be for me and my colleagues 10% will be an

outstanding amount to settle any incurred expenses during the transfer. WE

ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE AND VERY LEGITIMATE AS

ALL MODALITIES HAVE BEEN PERFECTED BY US WITH OUR CONNECTION IN

GOVERNMENT.

What matters most is honesty on your side and for you to keep

everything confidential until this fund is dully remitted into your nominated

account. If this business interests you, please do not hesitate to email

me as a matter of urgency with your contact phone and fax numbers so

that I can give you more details. Cheers and God bless you.

MR;SAM EZE

please reply me throught my altanative email

box ,sameze4@myway.com



- sam eze


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