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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: "robert_williams@terra.es" <robert_williams@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 19:08:38 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: FROM ROBERT WILLIAMS MR.



FROM THE DESK OF ENG.ROBERT WILLIAMS-ABEBE,
CHAIRMAN FOREIGN CONTRACTORS RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE,
OFFICE ADDRESS:FEDERAL SECRETARIATE
WUSE ZONE 2,
ABUJA,

Dear Sir,


My name are ENG.ROBERT WILLIAMS-ABEBE Chairman Foreign Contractor's Reconciliation Committee, here in Nigeria, formed by the President Olusegun Obasanjo Government to look into Contractor´s payment and make sure that each and every one of them that has his or her complete required documents receive their payment.

Right now there is a file on my table with an amount of USD$85Million (EIGHTY FIVE MILLION US DOLLARS), which no contractor has ever come to claim, with contract number NNPC/PED/2101196 but after all investigations, we found out it was the handwork of some officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria that connived with their foreign counterpart to claim the fund for their own interest.But Unfortunately for them they where not able to conclude the transaction before some of them where sacked and some where Retired because of their atitude in the bank.

Meanwhile, as the Chairman of this committee, I and my persnal Assistant are the only people that knows about this file, now I am looking for a Foreign partner who can help us receive the FUND in his or her account Overseas so that we can Change the important documents on his/her name to enable us transfer the fund in his/her account as the owner of the fund because as a Civil servant I am not authorised to operate a foreign account.

So if you can assist on this Transaction the sharing goes as FOLLOWS:
30% is for you, as the owner of the account. 60% is for me and my persnal Assistant as the principal actors. 10% is for unforeseen expenses in the course of the transaction.

PLS if you are interested don´t hesitate to get back to me as soon as possible so as to deliberate on how to make the Changes on the Documents, definitely within 14working days from the day of the Changes,the money will be in your account. Your quick reply is urgently needed.

Please Reply urgently,and to facilitate the conclusion of this offer if accepted, do complete and send me promptly by email the followings:

(1)Your names
(2)Age
(3)Maritual statues
(4)Direct phone number
(5)Address

I want you to consider this transaction as a risk-free because everything have been taken care of to ensure that.And I pray we can work together.immediately this fund hits youir account,i will fly down to your country for our own share of this fund.i will like to invest into real - estate for returns.

Thanks in anticipating for your immediate responce.

Best regards
Yours faithfully,
ENG.ROBERT WILLIAMS-ABEBE
(COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN.FCRC)
pls,acknowledge the receipt of this mail





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