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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: "Dr exceter" <exceter.intl@ymail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:58:51 +0200
Subject: From: <Dr Exceter.>


From: Dr Exceter.
Reply E-mail: exceter.intl@ymail.com
REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

First I must solicit your confidence in this transaction and it's in the
light of
our search for a trustworthy individual to work with us on a very important
project,
that we decided using this medium to reach you for a transaction/business of
this
magnitude, as it's due to the confidentiality and prompt access reposed on
it.

I am a high placed official working with Department of Finance & Economic
Affairs,
in Cape Town South Africa. I and two other colleagues are currently in need
of a
silent foreign partner whose identity we can use to transfer the sum of
Twenty Six
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars. This fund ac crued legitimately to us
as
commission from foreign contracts, through our private connections.

The fund is presently waiting to be remitted from First National Bank
(F.N.B) here
in South Africa to any overseas beneficiary confirmed by us as
associate/receiver.
By virtue of our positions as civil servants in my country, we cannot
acquire this
fund in our names. Because as high placed civil servants, we are not
allowed by the
civil service code of conduct to own or operate bank accounts outside the
shores our
home country.

I have been mandated as a matter of trust by my colleagues, to look for an
overseas
silent partner who could work with us to facilitate transfer of this fund
for our
mutual benefit, hence the reason for this email. What I am requesting from
you is:
(1) to be our silent partner and receive the funds as the sole benefactor to
the
contract amount which we shall secur e all legal documentation to
authenticate our
claim. (2) Provide a private telephone and fax number for easy communication
under
your control. (3)Receive the funds as the beneficiary, take out your
commission and
keep the rest of the funds until I and my colleagues arrive in your country
for the
split after the transfer is completed.

My proposal is that after you receive the funds, it would be shared as
follows: (1)
20% to you as commission for your co-operation and assistance in
facilitating the
transfer, while the remaining 75% belongs to me and my colleagues. You will
be free
to make deductions of the agreed percentage allocated to you at confirmation
of
receipt of the funds in your nominated account in your home country, as such
account
could be a newly opened one specifically for this transaction with zero
balance
since our objective is to invest the money in a foreign land. The remaining
5% is
set aside for servicing all expenses incurred by both parties like faxes and
telephone calls.

However, this is optional, and if it is not convenient for you to further
assist us
with investing the funds, we can end our relationship after discharging our
obligations.

The transaction, although discrete, is legitimate and the funds will be
transferred
successful with all necessary back-up official documents showing legitimate
source/origin of fund. The transfer will be affected within a period not
longer than
two weeks as soon as we reach an agreement and you furnish me with a
suitable
response indicating your interest for processing the transfer. I plead with
you on
one issue, whether you are interested or not, kindly do not expose this
information
to any one else.

I confirm that the transaction is legitimate and without any risks either to
yourself or us. Please, give me your response immediately by return mail
through my
alternate email: exceter.intl@ymail.com
Yours Faithfully,

Dr exceter
South Africa.

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