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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: abola <abolaa@uhca.org>
Reply-To: abolamohammed@indiatimes.com
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 05:33:51 -0400
Subject: MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND AVIATION


MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND AVIATION
 LAGOS-NIGERIA
 
 
 PHONE +234-8057229450
 FAX:234-1-7590800
 PLEASE REPLY TO THESE BOXES.
 abolamohammed@indiatimes.com
 abolamohammed1@indiatimes.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 DEAR SIR,
 
 WE WRITE THIS LETTER WHICH
I PRAY SHOULD BE URGENTLY
 REPLIED.
 
 I GOT YOUR
CONTACT DURING MY YEAR OF SERVICE IN THE
 FOREIGN
MINISTRY.
 
  
 I DR DAN DANSUKI, PRESENTLY THE DIRECTOR OF
THE
 MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND AVIATION
 HEADQUARTERS , LAGOS NIGERIA
 
 I AM IN NEED OF YOUR GENUINE ASSISTANT AND
TRUST
 BECAUSE AS A TOP OFFICIAL OF RULING GORVERNMENT,
I
 WANT TO SAFE GAURD MY INTEREST IN YOUR COUNTRY
 BEFORE
THE END OF THE TENURE OF THIS ADMINITRATION,
 MORE ALSOWE AS CIVIL
SERVANT ARE FORBIDDEN TO OWN
 OR OPERATE ACCOUNT HENCE A FOREIGNER
IS NEEDED.
 
 
 I PRESENTLY HAVE AN OVER INVOLCED
CONTRACT PAYMENT OF
 USD38.5M(THIRTY-EIGHT FIVE HUNDREN THOUSAND
US
 DOLLAR) WHICH HAS REMAIN UNCLAIMED SINCE
1997.MY
 SUPERIOR IN THIS PRESENDENCY HAVE MANDATE ME
TO
 PRESENT A NONEST FOREIGNER WHO CAN
 CONVENIENLYPROJECT
THIS FUND FOR US IN HIS BANK
 ACCOUNT IN HIS COUNTRY. I SINCERELY
BELIEVE THAT YOU
 CAN BE OF GREAT ASSISTANCE TO US. THIS IS WHY I
AM
 CONTACTING YOU AND ALSO REQUESTING FOR
YOUR
 DISCRETION,MATURITY AND
CO-0PORATION.
 
 
 MY SUPERIORS HAS COMPLETED ALL
ADMINISTRATIVE STEPS
 TO SEE THAT THIS FUND RECEIVES ALL THE
REQUEST
 APPROVALS IMMEDIATELY YOU GIVE ME THE GO
AHEAD.
 
 ALL I NEED FROM YOU ARE THE
FOLLOWING.
 
 (1) BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER
 
 (2)
NAME AND FULL ADDRESS OF YOUR NORMINATED WITH
 TELEPHONE AND FAX
NUMBERS
 
 (3) YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR
EASY
 COMMUNICATION BE! TWEEN US.
 
 I SHALL SEND
YOU BY FAX DETAIL OF THE CONTRACT
 EXECUTED SOON AFTER I RECEIVE
YOUR FAX MESSAGE. YOU
 WILL BE ENTITLED TO 30% FO THE TOTAL
FUND
 IMMEDIATELY WE ARRIVE YOUR COUNTRY FOR SHARING.
10%
 WILL COVER ALL MISCALLANEOUS EXPENSES WE SHALL DO
 BOTH
HERE AND IN YOUR COUNTRY. PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO REACH
 ME FOR MORE
DETAIL. DO NOT HESITATE TO SEND ME
 A FAX MESSAGE AND CALL AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE. I
 SINCERELY COUNT ON YOUR ASSISTANCE.REMEMBER .I
AM
 HIGHLY PLACED OFFICIAL AND EXPECT ABSOLUTE
 DISCRETION
FROM YOU IN ORDER TO PROTECT OUR HONOUR
 FROM FOREIGN JOURNALIST WHO
SEEK TO DESTROY MEMBER
 OF OUR RULING CIVILIAN GORVERNMENT
 THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH-FREE, SO YOUNEED
NOT
 ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AT ALL.
 
 
 I
EXPECT YOUR REPLY IMMEDIATELY.
  BEST REGARDS,
 
DR DAN DANSUKI
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