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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 George Wilson <mrgeorge_3@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mrgeorge_4@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 01:44:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Nigerian Internet Compensation Funds,


Nigerian Internet Compensation Funds,
Block 4, Plot17b Kofo Abayomide Crescent,
Victoria-Island,
Lagos- Nigeria
Date:23/2006
Our :Ref: B/B/LLB/ SAN /001
NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT COMPENSATION FUNDS ON INTERNET FRAUD VICTIMS
Having gone through the statistics of fraud on the net;the federal government of Nigeria under the auspices of barrister George Wilson (SAN) has set up a committee to look into the victims affected with the hope of compensating them.In lieu of the pains, the federal government has set aside $50,000,000 USD as a start for the compensation fund.
This decision is an outcome of a joint meeting held between the Nigeria,United states, and it's Asian states diplomats on internet fraud control.This programme, is meant to run for ten years.And the interval review for this excercise would be every two years. And the review would be done by a joint session of diplomats from the three regions delegated to handle this commission.
This commission, will be working in hand with two firms in Amsterdam that has been delegated to handle both the judiciary and financial aspect of this prograqmme.This would be a law firm and a security company.And this firms in return, will work with an annex law firm in Nigeria Who's sole responsibility is to asertain the facts of fraud to any affected victim before passing the order to the legal and security company to issue payment and legal papers backing.
For security reasons, we have decided to withheld the names of both firms.If you are by any way amongest the victims been talked about here, please do make contact to us via the email address thus, And we would forward your complain to the apprioprate commission board. Please note that you will be required to provide proofs on the act against you to the commission. As a five man board has been delegated namely, two professional in legal matters from the Nigerian side, two diplomats one each from the American high commission, and a diplomat from an Asian country.And the comission is in turn headed by barrister Bolaji Banwo who's legal firm has been endorsed by the Nigerian government to run this commission.
APOLOGY
We use this medium,to apologise with a sincere heart to to those whose lives, careers,have been affected by this global mess.And most especially to the families of those who lost their loved one'to these situation. We mourn with you and we make this apology on behalf on the Federal Republic Of Nigeria.
Yours Sincerely
Barr. George Wilson (SAN)
(Chairman Internet Fraud Compensation Committee)


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