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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: "foster adams" <furyadei@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2007 09:00:07 +0200
Subject: CALL ME IMMEDIATELY

ATT:THE PRESIDENT/CEO

Dear Sir/Madam,

In order to transfer out ($USD180,000,000.00) One Hundred and Eighty Million United States Dollars Only from AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK. I have the courage to ask you to look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable for this important business transaction believing that you will never let me down either now or in future.

I am Mr . FOSTER ADAMS the Chief auditor of AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB). There is an account opened in this bank in 1989 and since 2000 nobody has operated on this account again. After going through some old files in the records, I discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently it would be forfeited. The owner of this account is a German Citizen in the name of Mr. Andreas Schranner, who died in a concord Airliner with his entire family that crashed in France on the 25th of July, 2000. A Geologist by profeesion and the President of one of the many mining companies in Zaire now Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and a close allied to the late President Mobutu Seseseku, who was overthrown by the late President Desire Laurent Kabila. No other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that non of his company knows anything about this account and the amount involved.

I want to transfer the sum of (U$60 Million) first into a safe foreign account. And if transferred and shared well/accordingly without cheating, then the remaining will be done as well. But needs a trust worthy individual who is capable and willing to assist me to receive the fund as a foriegner.I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approved to a local bank here, but can only be approved to any foreign account because the late owner of the account is a foreigner. I know that this message will come to you as a surprise as we don't know ourselves before.

We will sign an agreement, but be rest assured that there is no risk involved since i am an insider and would provide you with all the relevant documents related to the account. I only got your contact address from my secretary who studied in your Country, with believe in God that you will never let me down in this transaction. Your full co-operation to make this work smoothly would be highly needed because the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner, who has correct information of this account, which I will give to you once we agree to work together in strict confidence and trust according to my instructions and advice

With my position now in the office I can transfer this money to any foreigner's reliable account, which you can provide with assurance that this  Money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing. I will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive
this money leaving no trace to any place. You can also come to discuss with me face to face after which I will make this remittance in your presence and two of us will fly to your country at least two days ahead of the money going into the account.

I will apply for annual leave to get visa immediately I hear from you that you are ready to act and receive this fund in your account. I will use my position and influence to effect legal approvals and onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms of the ministries and
foreign exchange departments. At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 60% of the total amount, 35% will be for me, while 5% will be for expenses both parties might have incurred during the process of ransferring.

Contact me through this confidential email address
vacy_vacy@yahoo.co.uk  or Telephone No.+27 73 515 2089, and Once I hear from you I will detail you on the process and procedures planned immediately for the transaction.

Yours truly
MR FOSTER ADAMS. 


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