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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: "prince Jefri BOLKIAH," <prince_jrfri2006@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 14:21:03 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Prince Jrfri



Attn :- My friend ,

I am ready to make you a partner in this transaction if you prove
yourself to be understanding and reliable. I cannot tell you the name of my
security company now where I work as an employee and inspector, for my own
security, and for the security of this fund in question, (US$45M) until a latter
stage in our understanding and co-operation. I do not want to lose my job. I
also will not entertain scammers or chances of any sort or kind, our client
PRINCE JEFRI BOLKIAH, who was the former Finance Minister of Brunei,
located in the northwest of the island of Borneo. Brunei Darussalam is a small
country governed according to Islamic values and traditions by His
Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu izzaddin Waddaulah.
As you may know from the international media, the sultan has accused
Prince Jefri of financial mismanagement and impropriety of US$16.8 Billion.
This was as a result of the Asian Financial Crisis that made this company;
AMENDEO DEVELOPMENT COMPANY and a government owned BRUNEI INVESTMENT
AGENCY to be declared bankrupt during his tenure in office.
Prince Jefri was relieved of his post as Finance Minister of Brunei and
was stripped of his chairmanship post as head of the Nations International
Investment Arm, the Brunei Investment Agency. The Agency controls 13
companies & Brunei's overseas assets.
For details of all these, visit this sites;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/681413.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/1494944.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/821815.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/1484496.stm
At the moment Prince Jefri is kept under house arrest, the sultan
confiscated his bank accounts and private properties, including a crude
oil export refinery. Furthermore to my advice, my client was able to
evacuate some funds {susbstial amount of US$45 Million Dollars in cash deposited
in one metal box in our Security Company.}
The consignment was deposited under a false name and identity and the
company does not know the consignment belong to PRINCE JEFRI BOLKIAH or
contain hard currency because it was deposited in the name of her wife
as personal valuables, hence I need your confidentiality and understanding
in this transaction.And I am directly the officer in charge of all consignments, contents
deposits in our security company which does not know that this
particular consignment contain money, or belonged to PRINCE JEFRI BOLKIAH. This is
why I need outside assistance from overseas to help collect the fund for
foreign investment

If you 're keen on this assistance, please let me know also by sending
me your private contact details, address, phone, fax.
For your assistance as regards investment and keeping the funds for a
period time of ten years, I need your permission to do this so that you can
help me to claim and bring out this money from our company with my assistance,
and you will have 15% of total amount for your assistance, 20% for charity
sum and another 5% shall be set aside to defray any expenses that may
arise.

Please I am counting on your absolute confidentiality, transparency and
trust, looking forward to your prompt reply towards a swift conclusion
of this business transaction.



Thanks and remain blessed.




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