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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: "abba nyerere" <abbanyerere1414@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: abbanyerere@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:16:05 +0000
Subject: Please do not be surprised to receive this mail.

>From Hon. Abba Nyerere

My Dear,

Please do not be surprised to receive this mail from someone relatively
unknown to you. I want you to know that this is no joke or a Spam generated
message.

With due respect, trust and humility, I write you this proposal, which I
believe would be of great interest to you. I find your contact while I was
doing private research on the Internet for a reliable and capable foreign
partner that will assist me and my family .That is why I contacted
you.Please view this site below:

http://www.tanemb.se/siasmaish.htm
www.tanemb.se/funeraarr.htm and www.southcentre.org/mwalimu/index.htm

My name is Mr Abba Nyerere, from Tanzania. I am the Son of the Late
President of Tanzania,Mwalimu Julius K.Nyerere,who died on Thursday 14th
October 1999. My father used his position then to make for himself and us
some fortune. My father died after a protracted illness.

I was studying overseas when my father died and I was forced to return for
the funeral. His attorney notified me and my family about my father's WILL
with his CHAMBERS. When we were going through the will, we discovered that
my late father had used his position then to make some money, which he
brilliantly transferred and deposited it with a private Security Company
here in LOME TOGO, He deposited this consignment as valuables.

The Security Company does not know that this consignment contains cash
money, except the attorney and my family.The said security company has
differents helping affiliates via diplomat means in some countries such
like: London, America,Germany and Dubai. The amount is Eight Three Million,
United States Dollars only (USD 83 MILLION).

However, my aim of contacting you is to help us and take this sum into your
nominated account in your country or any other part of the world. Secondly,
you will also help us look for a profitable investment overseas because we
don't have knowledge of international investments. As a result of our
present situation, we won't be able to conclude this transaction alone. If
you are interested in helping us out, try to indicate your interest
inhelping us, not forgetting to include e.g

Your Campany name and Address if any
1) Full Names:
2) Age:
3) Occupation:
4) Address (postal and Physical):
5) 1,2 Page of your int passport
6) Drivers Licence
7) Telephone and Fax (mobil,private,direct line): for easier communication.

I will then furnish you with more details. We have mutually agreed to
compensate you with 25% of the total sum for your assistance, 5% for
expenses in the course of the transaction. Then the remaining 70% will
remain for my family and me, which you will help us invest.

Be informed that this transaction needs utmost trust and confidentiality.
Note also that the transaction attracts no risk on your side hence all the
modalities for safe, smooth and successful transaction have been arranged by
us (the family). Looking forward to receiving your urgent reply.

Hon.Abba Nyerere

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