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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: "ibrahim_a_adams@terra.es" <ibrahim_a_adams@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:43:31 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: diplomatic immunity payment.




FROM: ALHAJI IBRAHIM ADAMS
ATTORNEY GENERAL CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.=20
TEL: 234-8029133211


Date: 13th Aug 2007
=20
I am Alhaji Ibrahim Ali Adams the Attorney General Central Bank of
Nigeria I am delighted to inform you that the contract panel, which just
concluded its seating in Abuja federal capital territory just released
your name amongst beneficiaries to benefit from the diplomatic immunity
payment. This panel was primarily delegated to investigate manipulated
all debts and claims as it has eaten deep into the economy of federal
Republic of Nigeria.=20

However, I wish to bring to your notice that your payment profile is
still reflecting in our central computer as unpaid debt while auditing
was going on. Your file was forwarded to my office by the auditors as
unclaimed fund, I wish to use this medium to inform you that for the time
being federal Republic of Nigeria have stopped further payment through
bank to bank transfer due to numerous petitions to united nations
against our banks on wrong payment and diversion of funds to different
account.=20
In this regards, I am going to use my good office to send your part
payment of $6.M (Six million United States dollars) by cash to you via
diplomatic courier service. And I will secure every needed document to
cover the money including the affidavit from our federal high court, which
will bestow the write and privilege to you as the right beneficiary.
All these will be only on the condition that you will give me 10% of the
fund which is Six Hundred Thousand united states dollars as soon as
you receive the money on your door step.=20
Note: the money is coming on 2 security proof boxes. The boxes are
sealed with synthetic nylon seal and padded with machine. This fund was
brought to us from World Bank; it was meant for our local afem market.

But you don't have to worry for any thing, as the transaction is 100%
risk free. The boxes are coming with a diplomatic agent who will
accompany the boxes to your house address or any address you will provide.=
All
you need to do now upon your acceptance on my condition, is to send to
me a guarantee that you will give me 10% of the funds as soon as you
receive the $6M, your full house address and your identity such as,
international passport or driver=E2=80=99s license including your contact =
phone
numbers, the diplomatic attaches will travel with it. He will call you
immediately he arrives in your country's airport. I hope you understand
me. Note: for security reasons, the diplomat will not know the original
contents of the boxes. What l will declare to them is sensitive
photographic film material.=20

You are advice to call me immediately for more clarification and send
the required informations directly to my email and I will let you know
how far I have gone with the arrangement. I will secure the diplomatic
immunity clearance certificate that will be tagged on the boxes to make
it stand as a diplomatic consignment. This clearance will make it pass
every custom checkpoint all over the world without hitch. Please, I
need urgent reply because the boxes are schedule to live as soon as I hear
from you. You should call me immediately you receive this message
through my confidential number above. Remember that you should keep this
very confidential for security reasons till the conclusion of the
transaction.

Best regards,
ALHAJI IBRAHIM ADAMS






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