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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: "mail_infor_8883@terra.es" <mail_infor_8883@terra.es>
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 19:19:20 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Contact my secretary for your compensation fund of $1.2 Million USD


Dear Friend,

Compliments of the season's and good-day, How are you and how is your work ? Hope everybody is fine ? Well, I decided to write you and to inform you that I have succeeded in receiving that fund which I solicited for your assistance as my partner to transfer the sum of $15.5 million USD Dollars for the contract Award in LAGOS - NIGERIA.

The fund was sucessfully transfered on the 4th ,January 2007, through a German Partner and I have since received my own share, I am now in Brazil for business and holiday too.
I will not come back till 2008. But I have searched my conscience and decided that for your earlier cooperation/participation in the early part of this transaction,I decided to compensate you.

I have placed the sum of $1.2 Million USD (One Million two hundred thousand Dollars only) for you as compensation for your time/mails, Phone calls, Financial Commitments efforts and Your cooperations etc.

This money is in a seperate account in a commercial bank here and I have left instruction with my personal secretary Mr. Princely Uba. whom will oversee the Despatch of the Confirmable Bank Draft to you from the Bank.

I am now in Brazil, Pls contact him through his e-mail address
( princely_uba10@yahoo.it ) or phone N0: +234-8034208013.He is currently studying his masters Degree in Economics and at the same time my personal secretary.

Pls email him and inform him that I have contacted you and that he should go ahead to transfer your compensation fund which I have deposited with Union Bank Nig Plc. Pls give him your contact address where the Bank will send the Bank Draft/fund for you and on receipt of the money confirm receipt to me via my e-mail address.

You have been a friend at a time I needed assistance/consolation, all I do is nothing but wished you well, we are friends and you can always call on me or write me anytime.

God Bless You & Regards.

I remain,

Mark Odu.





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