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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: "daniel jones" <drobson_1@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: d_robson@myway.com
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 06:55:44 +0100
Subject: RESPONES NEEDED!!

From The Desk Of Dr. Daniel Robson
Federal Ministry Of Works London. UK
Tel:++44 704 0108642 or +44 703 1955388

ASSISTANCE REQUIRED FOR ACQUISITION OF ESTATES.
Dear Sir/Madam,

I write to inform you of my desire to acquire estates or landed properties
in your country on behalf of the Director of Contracts and Finance
Allocation of the Federal Ministry of Works London, UK. Hence our desire to
have an overseas agent. I have therefore been directed to inquire if you
would agree to act as our overseas agent in order to actualise this
transaction.

The deal in brief is that the funds with which to carry out our proposed
investments in your country is presently in a coded account in the London
bank and we need your assistance to transfer the funds to your country or
any safe account outside your country in a convenient bank account that
will be provided by you before we can put the funds into use. For this you
shall be considered to have executed a contract for the ministry. The
contract sum of which shall run into US$15.5Million of which your share
shall be 30% if you agree to be our overseas agent.Your area of
specialisation does not matter in this transaction, all that is required of
you is a safe account and your willingness to assist us acquire estates in
your country. As soon as payment is effected and the amount mentioned above
is successfully transferred into your account, we intend to use our own
share in acquiring some estates.

For this too, you shall serve as our agent . It might interest you to note
that last year, a similar transaction was carried out with one MR. CHIENCHEN
YU of Taiwan but after securing the payment approvals, and payment effected,
MR.CHIENCHEN YU changed his numbers and addresses, and was no where to be
found on our getting to Taiwan. That was how we lost US$7.5Million. So this
time around ,I will be with you before the remmittance is made into your
provided account to avoid future occurrence and allow trust to play a very
minimal role until performance is seen.

You are requested to communicate your acceptance or otherwise of this
proposal,through my personal email address (drob_son@yahoo.co.uk)so I can
recieve your response After which we shall discuss in details the modalities
for seeing this transaction through. If however, you are not disposed to
assist, kindly destroy this letter in view of the confidentiality of the
proposed transaction and interest of personalities involved.Thank you in
anticipation of your co-operation.
Best Regards,

Dr. Daniel Robson.

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