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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: bridget anthony <anthony_bridge21@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2006 18:51:22 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: GOOD DAY....................


Dear Sir/Ma,
i am Anthony Bridget, the P.A to the wife of the former
president of Zambia, who was equited and varnished
from Zambia and then to Zimbabwe, where they sought for
asylum to spend the rest of there life due to injustice
of dishonest people and as for these they do not have any
right of movememt anymore as a result of this, i am
the only one that take decision and right movements.It
is my pleasure to write this letter to you. Your information
was given to me by a member of Zambia Trade and
Investment council, (Z.T.I.C), who was among the
Government delegation on a trip to your country for
bilateral conference talk to encourage foreign
investors. I have decided to seek confidential
co-operation with you in the execution of a deal for
the benefit of both parties and hope you will keep it
confidential because of the nature of the business.
Within the currency Minting/Printing operations
department of the Central bank Of Zambia, my boss husband
former President Chiluba (former president of
Zambia). I have in my possession an over-invoiced cash
payment in United State dollars. The said fund
represent certain percentage of the total currency
minting/printing contract executed by my department by
a foreign French minting/printing contracting group
(FRANCOIS CHARLES OBERTHUR
FIDUCIARE,(www.oberthur.com.).The company is a member
of bank note Co-operations of
America,(www.banknote.com) My boss husband over-invoiced
the contract to the tune of two million five hundred
United States dollars ($6.5m united state dollars).The
money has since been moved out of Zambia with
diplomatic coverage and deposited in a leased vault
with a diplomatic storage vault in Europe for
safe-keeping. I seek and hope to meet a GOD fearing
person that I can liaise with me to claim this fund
from the leased diplomatic storage vault for trade and
investment purposes.
Most importantly, start a new life. Details and change
of beneficiary will be secured on your behalf /or your
company, as my boss and her husband, does not want any traces
of ownership linked to there name. I have proposed that
should you be willing to assist me genuinely in this
secure and safe transaction, your share as
compensation will be (20%)
The business is completely safe and secured, provided
you treat it with utmost confidentiality as a transfer
of ownership will be secured in favour of you/your
company .Also, your area of specialization is not an
hindrance to the successful execution of this
transaction. I have reposed my confidence in your
entrepreneurial skill and hope that you will not will
not disappoint me.
Kindly notify me in your response to the proposal, if
you could be of help and upon your acceptance i shall
furnish you with needed informations and
documentations coverings the storage of the boxes with
the diplomatic stoarge vault.
My alternate email address is- anthony_bridget@37.com

Thanks for your co-operation. Regards,
Anthony Bridget


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