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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: "Mr Muktar" <muktarmoh@excite.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:57:14 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Details before we proceed get back to me// Mr VICTIMNAME


Attn: Mr VICTIMNAME,

How are you doing together with your lovely family today?. I hope all is well over there by the grace of God . I thank you very much for your prompt e-mail in response to my Proposed business Opportunity. I am very happy to heard from you, and your willingness to hear more about the proposed business Transaction, that is why i decide to giving you the full details of this project be we proceed.Honestly,my contacting you in this Business is just a practical fate and I believe that God has a purpose making us meet or know each other via this medium. I found your contact information from Internet Web directory, and decided to send you the Letter for business deal, possibly to know your faith and capability to handle the transaction. Though, I know very well that you must receive the Proposal Letter in surprise, because we have not meet face to face before, or have discuss about this before, But do not be surprise in receiving my Letter, the business was open to me, hence my
action to find Partner overseas who can assist me and execute it. The only thing I need from you is to be truthful, honest and sincere/ little assistance to me in this project (transaction) to enable us acheive this golden devine favour from God almight and nothing more. Well, as I told you in my proposal Letter, I am the Manager of Auditing/ Accounting Department in our bank ( UNION TOGOLAISE DU BANQUE LOME TOGO. ) in Republic of TOGO, West Africa. I am 49-Yrs old. I am 49-Years old,I working in this bank for so many years now,I residing at number 45 flat 8 Government qaurter in Lome, Capital city of our country. I am married to a lovely wife, and blessed with (Four children ). My wife is a Nurse and works with the general Hospital here in Lome Togo country.By the special Grace of Almighty God, me and my family will finally come over to your country as soon as this funds gets into your Account. As a matter of facts, and as it may interest you to know more of this Deal,
these Funds (US$10 Million) that I want us claim and transfer to your overseas Bank Account from our bank through DEAL are not my money or my relatives Money. The money are in the Account of our Late deceased customer, ( Late Mr Raymond Beck ) who died with his wife and their only daughter in a car crash here in lome republic of Togo.It happened that since the death of the said customer and His family, none of their relations has ever come to our Bank and ask or claim/withdraw the money in Late Mr Raymond Beck's account. So, as the Manager of my Department, and ACCOUNT OFFICER of Late Mr Raymond Beck , i decided to make it deal (invite you to Put CLAIM over the funds), as well as withdrawing the Funds and order for transfer of the Funds into any of your reliable and secured Bank Account oversea(s), either in your Country there, or any part of the World where you had a secured Bank accounts. like ealier notified you that, I could have done this DEAL alone, but because of my
position in this country as a civil servant, ( Banker ) we are not allowed to operate a foreign Bank Account, and would eventually raise an eyebrows on my side during the time of transferring the funds, because I work in this Bank, hence my main reasons for contacting you, since I will be inside the Bank, directing you on what to do until the funds finally transferred into your Account overseas.While processing this deal, you need only to act as Next of Kin or Relation to the death person by forwarding (Fund Claiming APPLICATION Letter) to our BANK for withdrawing the Funds after their verification and other protocols of this transaction. The death person ( Late Mr Raymond Beck ) was a Germany Citizen, but He nationalized in our country (Togo) during his life time. He worked with shell company as a contractor in our country during his life time, but our Federal Government closed and folded all his access, and if time is not taken, they will ask for withdrawal of his Balance
with our Bank. I noticed that with my power in the Bank, (me and you) can claim and withdraw all the money instead of my government can withdraw it. If you follow my Instructions/Directives and put in your maximum assistance and co-Operation to this project, the total amount of (US$10 Million) will instalmentally hit any Bank Account that you will provide for this transaction after the normal proceedures within Seven ( 21 ) bank working days, And I shall immediately fly to your Country and meet you face to face to receive my share, and plan for Investment with part of my share under your Kind assistance to me, or with assistance of a Financial Adviser who you will recommend to me upon visiting you. Please bear in mind that for business of this nature to succeed, we ( you and me ) have to be sincere, trustworthy and more importantly honest.I have taken you as my Partner and strongly believe that you are not going to betraye me or sit on this FUND when it eventually enters your
Account as the beneficiary next of kin of the said funds.I have suffered so much and have spent a lot of time in protecting this transaction to this stage before contacting you, For that reason, I would not want you to frustrate all my efforts. Besides above, you are not required to expose this transaction to anybody (your brother, your relation or even your Bankers), because I am still working with the Bank here. Any news or information that report to our Bank here that I am in arrangement/ connection for the transfer of the Funds to you another family member of ( Late Mr Raymond Beck ) may lead me into problems.So keep everything confidential/ Top secret until the money enters your account, and nothing more. I also want you to know that you will be of great Assistance to me regarding Investing the money in your Country. The truth is that I do not have much business experience as I have been working for the government (Banker) all my adult life. I am counting on your
financial expertise as it relates with this transaction, and counting on your great assistance, and I hope you will not betraye me at the end of these transaction by seating on the funds because I am handicap as government official. I also want you to see me as your Brother, living in Africa who are only trying to make live better and also guarantee His future. I will draft the Fund CLAIMING APPLICATION Letter that (you) will fill Fax or via email to FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT of our bank for claiming the funds.Upon receipt of respond that you are ready and capable to handling this project the mentioned text of application which you will use to apply the fund shall send for your to completion the form before tender it to the bank.Note that, I am here to monitor the process of approving the Application and the Funds on your behalf as soon as you sent it to the Remittance Department of the bank. Please, I advised you again to keep this transaction highly confidential until
we conclude it and I arrive in your country for Investment. Lastly,even if you have handled similar transaction of this and not yet received any fund as you said,I don't know how to tell you before you can believe me, but be rest assure that this transaction is 100% risk free and all proceedures concerning this project till end will goes under legitimate arrangement which will projecting you until you final confirmed your inherited fund into your provisional account. I shall wait to hear from you ASAP, to enable me Draft and forwarding to you the APPLICATION letter, so that you will complete it and Fax to the Department of Remittance of the Bank for onward processing of the transfer of the funds to us. Best Regards, Mr.Muktar Mohamed.N.B : PLEASE, GIVE ME A CALL ON MY PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER +228-9364113, TO ENABLE US HEAR OUR VOICES, AFTER THAT, WE CAN COMMENCE THE TRANSACTION PROCESS.

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