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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: "DR. WONG TAFER" <wongtafer3@virgilio.it>
Reply-To: taferwong@myway.com
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 18:46:47 +0100 (GMT+01:00)
Subject:

FROM OFFICE OF DR. WONG TAFER.
CHAIRMAN CONTRACT AWARD
COMMITTEE
INDEPDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL
COMMISSION INEC GARKI-ABUJA
WEB
SITE:www.inecnigeria.org
Email:taferwong@myway.com

ATTN:PRESIDENT/C.E.O


SUB:URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP VALUED AT( $35.5M)

THIS LETTER MAY
COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE SINCE I HADNO PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE WITH YOU, I
AM CHAIRMAN CONTRACT AWARDCOMMITTEE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL
COMMISSION (INEC).

I GOT YOUR CONTACT IN YOUR COUNTRY EMBASSY HERE IN
SEARCH OF A RELIABLE PERSON WITH WHOM TO HANDLE A VERY CONFIDENTIAL
TRANSACTION INVOLVING THE TRANSFER OF FUND VALUE(US$35.5M)THE ABOVE FUND IN
QUESTION IS NOT CONNECTED WITH ARMS, DRUGS,SCAM IT IS A PRODUCT OF OVER
INVOICED CONTRACT THAT WAS AWARDED IN 2003 BY INEC TO A FOREIGN COMPANY FOR
THE SUPPLYING OF ELECTORAL MATERIALS THAT WAS USED IN CONDUCTING 2003
ELECTIONS. THE CONTRACT HAS LONG BEEN EXECUTED AND PAYMENT OF THE ACTUAL
CONTRACT AMOUNT PAID TO THE FOREIGN CONTRACTOR.

MEANWHILE YOUR PERCENTAGE
SHARE SHALL BE 30% AND 5% FOR ANY EXPENCES. AS SOON AS WE ACKNOWLEDGE
RECEIPT OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS BUSINESS
PROPOSAL THROUGH THE ABOVE
PRIVATE TELEPHONE LINE, WE WOULD FURNISH YOU WITH NECESSARY STEPS TO TAKE
BEGINNING WITH THE TEXT OF APPLICATION WHICH YOU SHALL FORWARD TO THE BANK
FOR SCRUTINY AND APPROVAL.

AND PLEASE IF THIS IS ACCEPTABLE BY YOU, DO NOT
MAKE UNDUE OF THE TRUST WE HAVE BESTOWED IN YOU.
IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO
KNOW THAT A YEARS AGO A SIMILAR TRANSACTION WAS CARRIED AS THE FIRST
TRANSFER OF $45.3M WAS MADE TO MR.PATRICE MILLER ACCOUNT THE PRESIDENT OF
CRAINE INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORPORATION AT #135, EAST 57TH STREET,
28THFLOOR, NEW YORK. 10022 WITH TELEPHONE (212) 308-7788 AND TELEX #
6731689, AFTER THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOTH PARTNERS IN WHICH HE WAS TO TAKE
5%.THE MONEY WAS DULY TRANSFERRED INTO HIS ACCOUNT ONLY TO BE DISSAPOINTED
ON OUR ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK AS WE WERE RELIABLYINFORMED THAT MR. PATRIC
MILLER WAS NO LONGER ON THAT ADDRESS.
THAT WAS HOW WE LSOT THE MONEY.YOU
ARE ADVICE TO FORWARD TO THIS OFFICE AS STATED BELOW:YOU TEL.FAX SO ONCE WE
RECEIVE YOUR EARLIEST RESPOND WE SHALL PUT IN APPLICATION ON YOUR BEHALF
NOTIFYING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT IT IS YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT AND AS WELL
LEGALISE SOME VITAL DOCUMENTS IN YOUR FAVOUR AND THE DOCUMENTS WILL BE
SENT TO THE CONCERN BANK AS PROVE OF OWNERSHIP OF THE SAID FUND.PLEASE
REPLY TO taferwong@myway.com

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED
CO-OPERATION.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,

DR.WONG TAFER,

(CHAIRMAN CONTRACT AWARD
COMMITTEE)
INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL (INEC)
Please Quote this
Reference number (ED/01/04) in your
response
VERY URGENT LETTER FOR YOU
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;charset="UTF-8"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Originating-IP: 80.89.176.36


FROM OFFICE OF DR. WONG TAFER.
CHAIRMAN CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE
INDEPDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL
COMMISSION INEC GARKI-ABUJA
WEB SITE:www.
inecnigeria.org
Email:taferwong@myway.com

ATTN:PRESIDENT/C.E.O


SUB:URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP VALUED AT( $35.5M)

THIS LETTER MAY
COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE SINCE I HADNO PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE WITH
YOU, I AM CHAIRMAN CONTRACT AWARDCOMMITTEE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL
ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC).

I GOT YOUR CONTACT IN YOUR COUNTRY
EMBASSY HERE IN SEARCH OF A RELIABLE PERSON WITH WHOM TO HANDLE A VERY
CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION INVOLVING THE TRANSFER OF FUND VALUE(US$35.5M)
THE ABOVE FUND IN QUESTION IS NOT CONNECTED WITH ARMS, DRUGS,SCAM IT IS
A PRODUCT OF OVER INVOICED CONTRACT THAT WAS AWARDED IN 2003 BY INEC TO
A FOREIGN COMPANY FOR THE SUPPLYING OF ELECTORAL MATERIALS THAT WAS
USED IN CONDUCTING 2003 ELECTIONS. THE CONTRACT HAS LONG BEEN EXECUTED
AND PAYMENT OF THE ACTUAL CONTRACT AMOUNT PAID TO THE FOREIGN
CONTRACTOR.

MEANWHILE YOUR PERCENTAGE SHARE SHALL BE 30% AND 5% FOR
ANY EXPENCES. AS SOON AS WE ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF
THIS BUSINESS
PROPOSAL THROUGH THE ABOVE PRIVATE TELEPHONE LINE, WE
WOULD FURNISH YOU WITH NECESSARY STEPS TO TAKE BEGINNING WITH THE TEXT
OF APPLICATION WHICH YOU SHALL FORWARD TO THE BANK FOR SCRUTINY AND
APPROVAL.

AND PLEASE IF THIS IS ACCEPTABLE BY YOU, DO NOT MAKE UNDUE
OF THE TRUST WE HAVE BESTOWED IN YOU.
IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT
A YEARS AGO A SIMILAR TRANSACTION WAS CARRIED AS THE FIRST TRANSFER
OF $45.3M WAS MADE TO MR.PATRICE MILLER ACCOUNT THE PRESIDENT OF
CRAINE INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORPORATION AT #135, EAST 57TH STREET,
28THFLOOR, NEW YORK. 10022 WITH TELEPHONE (212) 308-7788 AND TELEX #
6731689, AFTER THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOTH PARTNERS IN WHICH HE WAS TO
TAKE 5%.THE MONEY WAS DULY TRANSFERRED INTO HIS ACCOUNT ONLY TO BE
DISSAPOINTED ON OUR ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK AS WE WERE RELIABLYINFORMED
THAT MR. PATRIC MILLER WAS NO LONGER ON THAT ADDRESS.
THAT WAS HOW WE
LSOT THE MONEY.YOU ARE ADVICE TO FORWARD TO THIS OFFICE AS STATED BELOW:
YOU TEL.FAX SO ONCE WE RECEIVE YOUR EARLIEST RESPOND WE SHALL PUT IN
APPLICATION ON YOUR BEHALF NOTIFYING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT IT IS YOUR
CONTRACT PAYMENT AND AS WELL LEGALISE SOME VITAL DOCUMENTS IN YOUR
FAVOUR AND THE DOCUMENTS WILL BE SENT TO THE CONCERN BANK AS PROVE OF
OWNERSHIP OF THE SAID FUND.PLEASE REPLY TO taferwong@myway.com

THANK
YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,

DR.WONG
TAFER,

(CHAIRMAN CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE)
INDEPENDENT NATIONAL
ELECTORAL (INEC)
Please Quote this Reference number (ED/01/04) in your
response
VERY URGENT LETTER FOR YOU

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