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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: "IBRAHIM DANGIMA" <ibrahimdangima43@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: ibrahimdangima1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 01:36:08 +0000
Subject: DEAR:Hoek

FROM DR.IBRAHIM DANGIMA
No 5 RAJIRASAKI ESTATE
PLOT 101 IJEGU TOWN
LAGOS NIGERIA.
TELL:234-802-4117689)
 
DEAR:Hoek
 
May I crave your indulgence to open this business discussion by a formal letter of this sort. It is pertinent that a business of this magnitude should have commenced properly with a formal meeting of you and us to enable us know ourselves, have a knowledge of the nature of the business,discuss and acquaint ourselves with the responsibilities and functions of parties concerned, and appropriate shares accordingly.However, for time factor,confidentiality, and personality of people involved here in Nigeria, we choose this approach for the remittance of this US$ 9,500,000.00. Please bear with us for making the initial contact through e-mail. But my partners are insisting for a meeting in order not to fall into a wrong hand again.I am DR.IBRAHIM DANGIMA, we are the members of the special committee of Budget and approval of the contract in order of priorities as regards projects of the past Military Government of Nigeria.With our positions, we have successfully secured for ourselves the above sum (US$9,500,000.00), this amount was accumulated through undeclared windfall sales of Crude Oil during the Gulf War.
 
Hence together with one of our top officials at this the Ministry of Aviation, we plan to transfer this amount of money into a secure overseas account by awarding a sort of contract from the Aviation Ministry. To this effect, I have been given the mandate by my colleagues to contact you and ask for your Assistance.It may interest you to know that last two years a similar transaction was carried out with one Mr. Patrice Miller, the President of Craine International Trading Corporation of number 135 East,57 Street, 28th Floor, New York,NY 10022 with telephone number (212)308-7788 and telex number 6731689. after the agreement between both partners in which he was to take 20% of the money while the remaining 80% for us.
 
With all the required documents signed, the money was duly transferred into his account only to be disappointed on our arrival in New York. We were reliable in formed that Mr. Patrice Miller was no-longer on that address while his telephone and telex numbers have been reallocated to someone else.That was how we lost US$5,00,000.00.to Mr. Patrice Miller.This time around we need a more reliable and trustworthy person or a reputable company to do business with, hence this letter to you. So if you can prove yourself to be trusted and interested in this then we are prepared to do business with you.What we want from you is the assurance that you will let us have our share if the above sumUS$9,500,000.00 once it is transferred into your account. If this proposal is okay to you, so that we can set the ball rolling and negotiate the modalities involved.Kindly treat as very important and strictly confidential, I honestly assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free. I look forward to your response and expected co-operation.
 
Information needed are as follows:
 
[1] Name: ________________________________
[2] Address: ____________________________
[3] Age: _________________________________
[4] Sex: _________________________________
[5] Telephone: __________________________
[6] Fax: _________________________________
[7] Occupation status: __________________
[8] International passport: __________________
 
The proceeding of the transaction will be shared 60% for you and 40% for me, each expense will be reimbursed. Kindly indicate your willingness and we shall proceed with the initial step for the claim. The entire project is expected to last for about ten working days. Hope to hear from you soonest showing your interest and willingness with the information requested for us to proceed. If you are not interested, please delete this letter so that I can scout for another competent partner to conclude this transaction. Should you be interested please send me your full names, telephone/fax number,and email address.
 
Sincerely Yours,

DR.IBRAHIM DANGIMA



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