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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: "Johnson Adams" <johnson_adams6@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Reply-To: johnson_adams5@yahoo.co.in
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 15:31:25 +0000
Subject: From Johnson Adams it is Emergency

Good Day,

I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but it as an emergency
to my condition here in dakar senegal, Be bless as you help me to transfer and invest my money in your country.My name is Johnson Adams i am from the republic of Sudan in Central Africa Dafur,now seeking for refuge in Dakar Senegal under the(UNHCR)united nation highcommission for refuge.

I got your contact during a desperate search here in Dakar for a possible investment transaction. My (late) father john. Adams, who was a business man and economys in Sudan before he was assinated by the rebbles in the captal city of Khartoon 2003. And all our properties was totally destroyed.
However, i managed to escape with some of my father's documents covering $18.5 Million dollars(Eighteen Million Five Hundered Thousand us dollars, which is presently deposited safely in a Bank in Dakar Senegalon my name as the only son of the family and the next of kin.

The Bank have approved to relsy the fund deposited on my name but i am looking for a trust and reaible foreign partner who will assist me to recive and invest the fund in his country. i was advice to live to dakar senegal because i was the next target as the only son of the family. All the vital documents will be fax to you as my foreign partner
who will recive the fund for the investment.

Meanwhile,i am saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy foriegnpersonality to help me recive the money and invest it in his country and into his possession pending my arrival to meet with him. Furthermore, i only want this done this way because your country is politically stable for any profitable investment and only if you accept my proposal, you will serve as the beneficiary of the fund on commencement of this proposed transactions.

You will send me a letter of inviation to enable me to get a visa and fly down to your country once the fund is been transfer to your country.i hope you will not betray me because this money is all my hope since my late fathe died. I am giving you the offers as mentioned with every confidence on your acceptance to assist me, i have decided to invest 60% of the total fund based on equity participation in your company. Secondly, i shall also take 5% out for any miscelleneous expenses that may occure during the transfer.

Conclusively, i wish you send me a reply immediately as soon as you recieve this proposal so that i shall arrange on how this fund will be transfer to your account. On commencement,this transaction will take nothing less than 4 working days to be accomplished as the bank managment told me. All documents covering the fund are safe and intact with me here in dakar senegal.

i will fax you all the vital documents to enable you to contact the bank for the transfer.i am sending my greetings to you and yourfamily. kindly keep this transfer secert and confidentail.
Thanks yours son
Johnson Adams


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