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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: "ENGINEER KEBBI ZANNA" <engineer_kebbi_zanna@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 05:29:17 -0800
Subject: BUSINESSS PROPOSAL STRICTLY CONFIDENCIAL


ENGR, KEBBI ZANNA
SOUTH AFRICA(CAPE TOWN)
EMAIL,egineer_kebbi_zanna@yahoo.co.uk

Dearest one

BUSINESSS PROPOSAL STRICTLY CONFIDENCIAL

Your contacts comes to me through a friend who does business between your country and south Africa.But i was careful not to reveal to him why i needed a competent foreign link in the person of your respected self
In short, iam a trained chemist specializing in currency chemistry and top official in the south african security and printing and minting limited in Cape Town.Durring the last politcal dispensation in S.Africa in (2005__2006)i was hired and involved in the chemical reconversion of otherwise genuine United State Dollars Bills brought into S.Africa under hidden circumstances by power Arab National who were out to give financial support to a moslem former presidentail aspirant,this was with the tacit connivance of the military government.

Now in the heart that followed the political crisis and the subsequent voilence of the elections,the former moslem presidential aspirant life was lost with the result that some package containing a box of (Ten million united state dollars)10 million u.s dollars,awaiting reconversion,were abandoned in my care and custody.
As a result of the nature of the reconversion exercise,which in fact known only to me,I now have in my exclusive control 10 million U.S.dollars bill cash presently in the form of bonded retractable negative 267.03 mint stage,deliberately defaced to elude detection and facilitate their importantion into S.Africa.The bill now require only chemical reconversion to grate A1 125 neon proof mint stage and subsequent movement outside South Africa for choice investments preferebly in your country.

After successfully reconverting the dollars bill by chemical process,and in the event that you accept to work with me,you shall have 40% of this funds and another 5% shall be set aside for expenses,while the remainder of 55% shall be fore me .Finally,it is important to keep the facts of the exercise to your self,the way i have done all these months.You most agree with me,that we cannot miss up a chance of a life time investment or riches,because we cannot be joking over a matter that would definately work to our best
satisfaction. Please if you are interested for us to invest this money in your country,kindly send to me your full name,private phone number, so that the box can be delivered to you there emmediately by the help of diplomatic service.before my arrival.

I await your urgent response,while i remain with best regards for your kind attention
Thanks,God Bless You.
sincerely yours
ENGR,KEBBI ZANNA



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