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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: Senator Nachaba <senatornaba31@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <senatornaba_togo@fsmail.net>
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 13:46:26 +0000
Subject: From Senator Nachaba.



Compliment Of The Day,

I have come across such name before among some of the SHELL Petroleum expatriates that have worked here in my country some years ago, if my assumption in not correct excuse me please for that.I am Senator Nachaba the formal head of Togo senate assembly as referred in our government,Try to look me up in our government site below http://www.assemblee-nationale.tg/charpente/historiq/lespa.htm, Presently i am not assuming that office again as a result of political turmoil that has befallen Togo. I can have trust in our dealing if you can assist me honestly and sincerely.

I need you to help me to invest in estate/property investment in your country that will in turn help me and my family to get residency. If you can help me to buy properties worth over USD23Million both Land and Houses i will give you 25% of my investment but can you tell me more about yourself . I need a trustee to help me get out this money from here and If you insist later we shalll agree terms. If you have any existing or outstanding transaction here in Africa do inform me, in any area you may require me to help you. Do reply me

Senator NabaLome Togo.
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