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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: dr princewill <drprincewill129@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <drdanprincewill001@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:06:51 -0500
Subject: Business Partner Urgently Needed



Attn: Dear Friend, Strictly Confidential My name is Dr.Dan Princewill. I reside at 20 refinery Road,Eleme in the oil rich River State in Nigeria and I am married with three children. I work with the Prudential Securities & Finance Services Limited, Nigeria. As a secret, I got the information concerning you from the lady that operate computer in our office and after due consideration, I decided to contact you believing that all things being equal, you will not disappoint me over this deal. I have been working with this company for over fifteen years. Within this period, I have watched with disbelief how Nigerian leaders have been using my firm, Prudential Securities & Finance Ltd to move huge sums of money in Dollars, Pounds Sterling, French Francs (cash) to their foreign partners. They bring in these consignments of cash and secretly declare the contents as jewelries, gold, diamonds, precious stones, family treasures, and documents etc. These leadres include top government functionaries like Cabinet Ministers,State Governors,Commissioners and Heads of Parastetals.All these people have many consignments deposited with my office. Their foreign partners, friends and relatives are claiming most of these consignments. A lot of them are lying here unclaimed for as much as eight years. Nobody will ever come for them because in most cases, the Certificate of Deposit are never available to anybody except the depositors or me since most of them are dead. I have through the instrumentality of Prudential Securities & Finance re-deposited one of these unclaimed and overstayed consignment into the Vault of a reputable Securities Company in Europe. Since the inception of the year 2000, our company's management has changed the procedure of claims of consignment, as soon as you are able to produce the secret information as contained in the secret file of any consignement,it will be released to you upon demand. I have finalized every arrangement for you to claim consignment No. 1401/1402 containing $3Million U.S.Dollars. I will supply you with all the information and documents that will facilitate your easy claim of the consignment. Upon your positive reply of this letter, I will furnish you with further details and information regarding the modus operandi for the execution of the transaction. This business is risk free as I have taken necessary preventive measures. (The mode of sharing will be 70/30%), you can reach me by my private email and I will direct you on what to do and also i will like you to furnish me with your: 1. full names and Address2.Your Contact Phone Number 3.Your Age4.Your Occupation Upon your positive consideration and reply of this letter I shall give you a confidential telephone number with which we can discuss the execution of the business. Expedite action as this is the right time to actualize this business. Yours faithfully,Dr.Dan Princewill
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