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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: "j.ideh" <j.ideh@laposte.net>
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:11:06 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Very urgent pls




Friend,
My name is James Ideh, Director of operation FEDERAL DEBTS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION of the Federal republic of Nigeria ..
Federal debts settlement commission is established through an acts of the national parliament and signed in to law by the president commander in chief of the armed force.This Message Might Meet You In Utmost Surprise. However, It's Just My Urgent Need For Foreign Partner That Made Me To Contact You For This Transaction.
It's mandate is to over see the revalidation, verification, manage ,and settle government debts and to pay those authenticated accordingly.
The commission is as the result of an agreement reached between the federal government with the Paris club of creditors London in conjunction with the I.M.F. And other financial interest groups.
This move is necessitated following the new government pursuit to better the Nigeria image with the international communities.
Consequential to above developments all government contractors and individuals both local and international whose fund is trapped in what ever guise were called to submit their claims to the commission for prompt attention.
Due to my position as the operational director of the commission I was able to identify some of the claims made by some contractors can not be authenticated due to lack of sustainable back up claims when verified and in that in case we usually revoke or revalidates such claims.
My interest is arose on a particular contract files that is with us which emanates from defunct petroleum trust fund[P.T.F.] of a former government ,the said contract is authenticated and all due process for it's execution were verified and was certified for payment but no body have come forward to claim the fund.
I am writing to you based on the understanding I reached with my boss The Director General of the commission that I should discreetly find a foreigner with whom we can reroute the payment to his favor urgently for him to receive the fund on our behalf for us to share on per centage ratio of 35% for you ,60% for us and 5% for sundry expenses.
Note that the fund is us$40 million dollars and that as soon as I receive your response of interest I will re-route the payment to your favor, bear in mind that every thing will be done legally according to the rules of the law.
Also include on your response of interest your postal address, phone/fax number .
I am waiting positively for your immediate response.
Yours truly,
Please reply to this my private email mrjamesideh08@yahoo.com
Mr James Ideh

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