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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: "tamrat dale" <tamratdale@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs_leticia02@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:23:43 +0000
Subject: Mrs.LETICIA Alamieyeseigha

Dear Friend,

CONFIDENTIAL, PLS.

Mrs.LETICIA Alamieyeseigha is my name,wife of the embattled Governor of
Bayelsa State of Federal Republic of Southern Nigeria.My husband was
arrested by the London Metropolitan police at Heathrow Airport,London on
September 15th 2005. The cause of his arrest was not immediately spelt out
to him as he was seen in possession of 70,000 Euros but it was nternally
believed that he was in polical loggerheads with his polical godfathers.An
investigation continued to his London home where a cash of GP £1.8M was
discovered.He was detained and appeared in court on Nov;15th.The crown Court
in London,Bow street magistrate court granted him bail on immunity
clause.For further reconfirmation,see:

http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2005-12/2005-12-09-voa15.cfm?CFID=11312894&CFTOKEN=40477696
http://nigeriaworld.com/articles/2005/nov/302.html
http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20050928-104543-3517r.htm

Back here in Nigeria,the civillian government of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has
insisted and succeeded in probing my family's financial resources and has
gazetted all our properties and also,further investigate if they could be
successful in discovering more. It is this US$8M which my husband deposited
with a security vault in Europe that they cannot trace because the funds
were carefully and neatly packaged in a silver box and deposited as
diplomatic immunities for his polical ambition come 2007 which he can not
participate again. He is present seriously sick and admitted in a clinic.

Therefore,the family is in urgent need of a very competent and investor
participant that we can enthrust with the Certificate of Deposit and
Personal Identification Number (PIN) code to help us remove the funds from
the security company in Europe.I spoke with him over the phone yesterday
night and he passed this instruction to me hence my contact to you.He also
informed me of the safe where the documents are kept and it has been
secured.

If this proposal is acceptable to you,after getting the money out from the
security company to your country,my family have agreed to offer you 40% for
your kind assistance.I will introduce you to our family attorney who will
change all documents to your names.

In addition,you will help us in banking our share as well as assisting in
investing it wisely in a viable business but with our full consent and
approval as a front for us untill the situation becomes more favourable for
us to meet and discuss the way forward,most especially now that we are under
surveillance and pressure from the government.Please let me hear from you at
earliest so that we exchange contacts and build up relationships.

With due respect,

Mrs.LETICIA Alamieyeseigha

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