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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: "mrs monica adams" <mrsmonica04@telegraf.by>
Reply-To: mothermonicaadams12@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 09:09:36 -0800
Subject: Our Ref: FGN /SNT/FMS PLS READ AND REPLY


*Our Ref: FGN
/SNT/FMS
Your Ref:


ATTN: FRIEND

FROM:senator Mrs Monica.A. Ndoma
CHIEF AUDITOR CONTRACT AWARD
FEDRAL REPUBLIC.NIGERIA
ADDRESS:PLOT 102 VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS
DATE- 3RD JUNE 2008
PLEASE REPLY TO **mrsadams014@yahoo.fr* <mrsadams014@yahoo.fr>
*
Dear FRIEND *

*It is my great pleasure to write you this letter on behalf of my
colleagues.I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in
execution of a deal hereunder for the benefit of all parties, and hope you
will keep it confidential because of the nature of this business.*

* I am Senator Mrs Monica.A. Ndoma AUDITOR ON COMMITTE OF SENATE CONTRACT
AWARD.I got yournformation when I was searching for a reliable,honestand
trustworthy person to entrust this business with.I was simply inspired and
motivated to pick your contact from the many names and lists in the
website.please my dear friend i want us to use this great chance to move
this funds into your bank since we have new civilain government that take
power on the 29th of may 2007.and now i was appointed the auditor of senate
contract award committee.*

*I wish to transfer the sum of $14,300,000.00 USD (Fourteen Million Three
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only.)into your personal or company`s
bank account.

This fund was a residue of the over invoiced Industrial Contract bills
awarded by MINISTRIE OF FINANCE to some foreign firms.This DEAL was
deliberately hatched out and carefully protected with all the attendant
lope holes sealed off.*

*As the chief auditor,I have the cooperation and mandate of the Financial
Director and the Secretary. It was my consensus to seek the assistance of a
willing foreigner to provide us with the facilities to transfer this money
out of NIGERIA .*

*This is borne out of our beleive in the non-stable and sporous political
nature of this sub- region.

The original contractors have been duely paid by the APEX BANK This balance
is suspended in the escrow accounts awaiting claims by any foreign company
of our choice.I intend to pay out this fund now as the organisation is
winding up its activities. Based on the laws and ethics of employment,we as
civil servants working under this organisation, are not allowed to operate a
foreign account.*

*This is the more reason why we needed your assistance to provide an account
that can sustainthis fund for safe keeping and our future investment with
your comprehensive advise,assistance and partnership in your country. please
bear also in your mind that this is not a scam since my country has a bad
image because of so called past corrupt civilian government officials here
during the regim of past president olusegun obasanjo.

It does not matter whether or not your company does contract projects of the
nature described here. The assumption is that your company won the major
contract and subcontracted it to other companies. More often than not, big
trading companies and firms of unrelated fields wins major contracts and
subcontract to more specialized firms for execution.

I have however agreed,as the account owner in this deal to allow you 40% of
the entire sum as compensation,why 55% will be held on trust for me while 5%
will be used to defray any incidental charges and cost if any,during the
course of the transactions.This transaction will be successfully concluded
within 5-7 days if you accord us your unalloyed and due cooperation.You
should provide the followings.

1. Your bank name and address
2. Your private and confidential telephone
3. Name to be used as beneficiary
4. Your bank Telephone and fax number
5. Your bank account number
6. Or you can within the shortest possible time, confidentially open an
entire new (Virgin)

account for the transaction. I would prefer this arrangement. Upon the
receipt of this informations,the certificate of job completion of one of the
contracts will be issued in your for the transfering of the fund to your
nominated account without delay.As with the case of all organised
(sensitive)and conspired DEALS,we solicit for our unreserved
confidentiality and utmost secret in this business.

We hope to retire peacefully and lead a honourable business life
afterwards. There
are no risks involved. Well, this is the sharing ratio of this $14.3M
forboth of us:-
1) I want you to know that my 55% from this fund
$14.3M is: $ 7,865,000 :00.
2) While your own 40% from this fund $14.3M is:
$5,720,000:00.
3) five percentage is for any expences we might incure during this
transaction
REPLY ASAP
.
WITH REGARDS.

Senator Mrs Monica.A. Ndoma*

*PLEASE REPLY TO **mrsadams014@yahoo.fr* <mrsadams014@yahoo.fr>

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