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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: "Dagogo" <daginvestmentltd@yahoo.it> (may be fake)
Reply-To: devcatelplc@aim.com
Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 11:33:52 +0000
Subject: Lets Discuss This Pls Reply


Atten =3A DIRECTOR=2FCEO
Dear Sir=2C
Gooday and compliment of the day=2C please do not be thrown offbalance by the subject of this email =2C it was while i was surfing the net for someone to disclose my intrest that i came upon your good dossier and respectfull character that i decided to write you bearing in mind that this medium of communication has been greatly abused but still remains the fastest way that can reach you in respective of our distance=2EI am Dagogo Aguri senior Accounts supervisor with one of the international bank here in Dakar Senegal=2E I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you=2E a foreign Diamond consultant=2Fcontractor with the Sierra Leonean National Diamond Corporation a firm in neighboring country=2C Simon Kelly made a numbered time =28Fixed=29 Deposit for twelve calendar months=2C valued at $8=2C000=2C000=2E00=2C =28Eight Million Dollars=29 in my branch=2E Upon maturity=2C I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply=2E After a month!
=2C I sent a reminder and finally I discovered from his contract employers=2C the Sierra Leonean National Diamond Corporation that =2CMr=2E Simon Kelly died from a rebel attack=2E On further investigation I found out that he died without making a WILL=2C and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless=2E
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr=2E Simon Kelly did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents=2C including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank thereby living his will as an open beneficiary=2E This sum of USD$8=2C000=2C000=2E00 has been carefully=2Fconfidentially been moved out of my bank to a Diplomatic Freight Cargo company in Dakar Senegal for safekeeping=2EConsequently=2C my proposal is that I want you as a Foreigner to stand in as the rightful owner of the money due to the fact that your are bearing same last surname with our late client=2E I deposited it in a security company in a trunk boxes though the Diplomatic Freight company does not know the contents of the boxes as I tagged them to be photographic materials for export this is a secret way were by the money will be untraceable=2E It is the system used by most top Government officials here to remove their fortunes to safety abroad without the shipper knowing the !
content of the consignment=2E
In the circumstance=2C I want to present you as the rightful owner of the boxes in the security company so that you can be able to claim them with the help of my attorney who will expedite the change of beneficiary receiver to suit your particulars=2E
This is simple=2E I would like you to provide immediately your full names and address as well as your direct telephone and fax number so that the Attorney will prepare the necessary documents which will put you in the right place as the owner of the boxes=2E The money will be moved out for us to your country and share in the ratio of 80% for me and 20% for you=2E
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the Attorney and this will guarantees the successful execution of this transaction on your behalf=2C please reply immediately via my email address=2E Upon your response=2C I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction and swing into the necessary action while I confide in you hoping you will be in one accord with me =2E
Kind Regards
Dagogo Aguri
Aveneu Anta Diop
456 Point E
Dakar Senegal
Direct Acess=3B +221-77-205-40-66
Private Email=3Bdevcatelplc=40aim=2Ecom

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