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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: "douglas " <ifeeeezi19@rediffmail.com>
Date: 12 Jan 2007 10:46:08 -0000
Subject: READ AND REPLY THIS EMAIL.


From: Dr.Douglas Ifeezi.
Tel:00229-930-097-37
National Electric Power Authority of Benin (N.E.P.A.B) Cotonou Benin Republic.
I hope this message will reach you in the best of health and receive your prompt attention, even as we have not had any previous correspondence before. Kindly reach me immediately for details should you agree to its contents.
I am a principal accountant and the Chairman of the Federal Tenders Board Committee to the National Electric Power Authority of Benin (N.E.P.A.B). This message is to solicit for your kindness in assisting me to transfer some amount of fund from my country to your country.
The total amount of fund is US$25.5Million (Twenty Five million, five hundred thousand United States Dollars)which resulted from various contracts awarded by National Electric Power Authority of Benin to three foreign firms in which the contract bills were slightly inflated by us, members of the Tenders Board Committee with the sole aim of having the excess fund for our subsequent use. Presently, all the foreign firms that executed the projects concerned have been paid their bills accordingly and the projects have been commissioned for use. At this juncture, we now want to claim and transfer the excess fund using a foreign company since foreign contractors originally executed the commissioned contracts. Also, we as civil servants are not allowed to operate domiciliary or foreign bank account (s), therefore, we cannot claim this fund locally, hence the necessity for this contact with you. We have decided to embark on this transaction now that we have new Government .Our aim i!
s to present your name as the beneficiary of the fund.
The total fund (US$25.5M) will then be remitted into any designated bank account (s) as shall be recommended by you. The relevant authorities will be made to believe that your company executed some contracts for my cooperation to which payment is due to effected because i will document your name as a fellow contractor with problem.
In this regard therefore, you will be required to present a suitable bank account (s) that will accommodate the total amount of fund. The moment the bank account details are received from you, it will only take a maximum duration of 7-9working days to have all documentations complied and the fund remitted to your account.
On completion of this transaction, we have resolved to give you 40% of the fund for your efforts and assistance rendered; 5% will be used to settle any expenses that might be incurred on the process of this transaction both from our end and your end while the remaining 55% will be for us. I will be disposed to giving the details of this proposal as soon as I receive your confirmation signifying your interest in this proposal and your willingness to assist in its realization.
Kindly reach me through this email address :(ifeezidoug@excite.com) or Telephone number for more details on how we shall commence the whole transaction. Permit me to stress the confidential nature of this transaction and does not matter any particular field of trade to prosecute this transaction. Above all, let trust and honesty be our watchword throughout this business.
Many thanks and kind regards whilst I wait in anticipation for your assistance.
Yours faithfully,Dr.Douglas Ifeezi.00229-930-097-37


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