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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "donald chidiugo" <donchidii3@googlemail.com>
Reply-To: donaldchidiiugo@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:57:50 +0100
Subject: For Your Kind Consideration


Dear Sir,

May I request your kind consideration to deeply reflect on this proposal.It
is our prayer that you are genuine and honest to have the burning desire to
help in Championing this noble course. As you make up your mind, to take
this bold step,inspite of greed and untrue nature of our world, truth will
reflect upon your senses to enlighten you on this path.


Origin.
In our on-going audit exercise, we have just discovered that an account that
has been dormant for the past five years belongs to a crony of the EX-
President of Liberia, Charles Taylor who is currently in jail at hague, for
aiding rebels to control Diamond mines in the border of Liberia and sierra
leone.
We have looked at the account opening file and saw that the deposit is GOLD
BOND CLASSIC( A systematic classified method Banks in Africa aid and albeit
corrupt Leaders to siphon money).In this type of deposit, indentification
particulars of the depositors are not disclosed. The only person that has
access to the deposit is the depositor or any person he nominates and this
he must do at the time when the account is opened.


We have seen the nominator of this deposit, which is a Company called Alexio
Consults, described as a consulting firm.But we have checked through Nigeria
Business Names Registry and found out that such a company did not exist. We
assumed that the reason for nominating a non-existing company was to live no
trace of the fund, when they want to terminate the deposit.


>From this discovery, it is quite clear that our Bank may report this to
Central Bank of Nigeria, when we include it in our report.And this we don't
intend to do, for if we do it will be only for the benefit of our bank and
the Central Bank.


PROPOSAL.
We therefore seek your assistance to present your account as a foreign
nominated beneficiary of Alexio Consults. Upon your acceptance, we shall
commence on the concluded and cemented arrangement to backdate registration
of Alexio Consults in a neighbouring country. And by Ecowas free trade
agreement, what they have done is acceptable by law. This will qualify your
account to receive this money as Foreign fund repartriation for a foreign
firm.


OUR AIM
We want to donate 50% of this fund back to the care of these innocent
children,which from their God Giving Land this resources came. They are now
in refuge camps,having lost their parents from these wars caused by the
greed and avarice of these rulers.
More details and our full particulars shall be made available to you for
easy communication, upon your assertion that your are interested.


Sincerely.
Donald Chidiugo.

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