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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: "adams adams" <adams_adams@klikni.cz>
Reply-To: adamsadams7@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 09:52:09 -0700
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE FOR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP


*No 5 Mohamed Rd, close 15 Block 2
Flat 10,
Post Office Box 1,
Kano City,
Kano State, Nigeria.*
**

* *
*Atten: Mr/Mrs.*
**

* I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE FOR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

I am Engr. Mrs Mary Adams with Nigeria Federal Ministry Of Works And
Housing. I got your contact from THE EMAIL DIRECTORY as I was searching for
a reliable person that
will handle and secure this project for me with sincerity. It is with trust
that I wish to contact you on this matter concerning for your willingness to
assist me for an investment with this fund amount, US$45.500.000.00 million
Dollars in your country or any other country you think to be the best for
the investment. In order to understand the fact regarding this deal. Some
years ago a contract was discusse in the ministry which I was the chairlady
of the panel to award a contract to a capable construction company that can
make up the demand to the taste of the panel and the Nigeria Federal
Government. In the discussion I was mandated to look for a reliable
construction company that will construct a very good road and bridges in the
new allocated Airports here in Nigeria. In this reason, I observe the offer
as a great opportunity to secure this contract in my favour, which I did by
using a foreign construction company upfront in order to actualise the
contract successfully. Though before the contract was awarded to the
contractor there was a concrete agreement made between my self and the
contractor that the contract payment shall be shared as follows: 20% for me
while 80% for the contractor, which was considered done after the execution
contract, My payment of 20% was made to me but my sharing persentage
was deposited with a bank for security purpose inorder to avoid any one in
my office to be aware of the deal between me and the contractor. few days
ago the bank in which my sharing amount was deposited with called for my
attention to provide the beneficiary of the fund in order to proceed with
the payment as the fund is dew for claim. Actually before the fund was
deposted with the bank" My backup application letter was that the fund
belongs to a friend of mine, Which means that I have every right to provide
any person as the bonafied of th fund since the fund was deposited by me
without a name but with a security code number which I will be given to you
in order to enable you stand properly as the beneficiary of the fund. It was
in this regards I solicit for your assistance for securing this fund in
order to avoid the awareness of my involvement in the payment exercise,
because as a goverment official I am not allowed by the law to own such
amount of money or operate a foreign account. Note that every application to
enable you the bonafied of the said fund shall be perfectly written in your
favour by me for the successful transfer of the fund" if only you will be
sincere with me in the transaction.
Although my friend have been disappointed some years ago by a British man,
Mr. Tony William whom he trusted with a transaction of this nature. He is
sitting on this money for no apparent reason, But I am willing to try again
with you if only you will be straightforward with me, Mr. Tony William still
resides in London and enjoying my friend collective money and refused to
give him his share as agreed, I believed for his act of wickedness to my
friend he will never go unpunished by God, Because of this I am afraid and I
need your total trust and assurance that you must be an honest and
traightforward person with this transaction.
Indeed I am assuring you that every application to enable you the bonafide
beneficiary of the fund shall be perfectly written in your name recommending
you the original beneficiary of said amount $45,500,000,00m for the
successful transfer. Bear in mind that with my application letter to the
bank recommending you the actual beneficiary of the fund will never give the
bank any room for questioning you for any reasons. Then after you have secue
this fund into your account for us all we shall meet to discuss the
invesment to go on with the fund.*
* Please, note that this transaction is 100% safe and risk free and I will
commence the transaction from the date of receipt of the following
information via e-mail, phone and fax. Please contact me immediately after
reading this message, For this will enable me know your opinion in the
deal. Be acknowIedge the agreement to share the fund as follow after all the
fund has been transfered into your account:*
* (1) 20 % for you securing the fund into your account.*
* (2) 80% for me.
(3) Any expences incured by you inorder to secure this fund into your
account should be deducted from my 80% share*

* Please if you accept this instruction noted, send to me by email the
following.:*
* 1 Your telephone number, fax numbers, mobil phone, your address.*
* 2. Provide me an account or preferrably you open a new bank account in
your name for the transfer.
3 Provide to me an agreement letter that you will keep this transaction
secretive confidential, Assuring me you will never betray me.

With these information, I am going to put in application in your favour for
the release of this fund into your account for us all. Because of my
position been sensitive, I can not afford a slip in this transaction. Please
treat this with strictest confidentiality and utmost urgency.*
*
My regards to you and your family.*
*
Yours faithfully*
*
ENGR. MRS MARY ADAMS.*

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