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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: mrtade mrjohnson <mrtadejohnson8@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: mr.tade_johnson@yahoo.co.in
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:59:32 +0100 (BST)
Subject: From Mr.Tade Johnson.


Foreign Remittance Department
CREDIT MUTUEL DU SENEGAL.

Dear Friend,

First, i must solicit your confidence in this letter. I am Mr. Tade Johnson,the director of treasury and bill exchange at the foreign remittance department of Credit Mutual Du Bank Senegal.I humbly wish to seek your assistance in a matter that requires utmost urgency and confidentiality.

I want to start investment with the sum of ($26,000,000.00) Twenty Six Million
Dollars in your country or any other country with good economic stability and political climate.For some reasons i cannot place this fund with established financial institution so these requires me to urgently look for a reliable partner to help move this fund out of here invest/manage it for me before i finally resign from my office. It is my wish that this deal be handled as quietly as possible without any leakage to the press.

If you agree to act as a fund manager for me, then i will release the money to you.Upon favourable response from you i shall let you know how to receive the fund.I shall be interested in real estates, hotels, stocks & bonds or any other business you might recommend.

After successful deal, your commission shall be thirty percent of the total sum which is ($8,000,000.00) Eight Million USD. for your assistance in safely moving the fund offshore of Senegal. Sixty five percent for me and five percent shall be used to inbures expenses we might incur during the transaction. you shall also be entitled to an annual fourty percent of the money after tax returns for the first two years of managing my share of
the deal.

Thereafter the terms shall be review.Please do reply if you can handle it for further details.
Thanks and best regards,

Mr.Tade Johnson



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