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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: "bungahi jerry" <jerrybungahi33@nsk.biz>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 18:35:18 +0200
Subject: Please, assist me in receiving this consignment, while i am coming behind.


From Mr Jeremy Bungahi.
Address; Cotonou Benin Republic.
Phone Number; +229 938 599 15.
Contact email:( mrjeremy_bungahi2008@yahoo.fr)

Good Day

It affords me a great pleasure to have a business transaction with you, In a
brief introduction, i am Mr Jeremy Bungahi a Sierra-leonean by nationality.
the son of late NJAMAH BUNGAHI the former sierra-leonean minister of
internal affairs who was assassinated in Freetown sierra-leon on the 2nd of
July 2000 by the rabbel forces led by major John Koro in the bid to
overthrown the democratic government.

Before the assassination, my father was also the chairman of the
sierra-leonean national diamond and gold cooperation. The war that broke-out
from the unlawful rebel overthrown forced us to flew to a neighbouring
village until the West African Peace Keeping Force (ECOMOG)took control of
my village,then I decided to go back to our family to search for some vital
document and valuables.

When I was searching for documents I found keys to my father's under
ground safe, where I discovered two metallic boxes filled with money with
payment voucher, the two boxes contain Twenty Seven Million, Five Hundred
Thousand U.S.dollars ($27.5M) being proceeds gotten from the sales of Gold
and Diamond to Libyan government by the co-operation which my father was the
chairman.

With the help of a local fisherman that operate a fishing trawler, I was
able to take the boxes out of my country to a nearby country, through the
coastal line and deposited it in one of the Security Company there as a
family Valuables.

After my discussion with the Director of the security company, he accepted
to assist me deliver the consignments to any country according to my wish.
So, because of these arrangement, I decided to contact you first because I
needed a foreign partner who will help me to receive the consignment over
there, open an account in his name and deposit the fund, till i come down
there, for onward future investments plans.

After this transaction, I would like to invest in real estate or any other
lucrative business you might suggest as I wish to have a partnership with
you.

Meanwhile, if you are interested, i shall forward to you;

(1) The telephone number and email contact of the security company, where
you will go and receive the consignments, i mean, as soon as you are ready
to conclude the transaction with me.

(2) I will also fax to you the security company's Deposit Certificate and
the receipt of the part payment deposit which I paid here during the time of
deposit.

(3)For your assistance, me and my family have accepted to compensate you
with 30% of the total fund and also you will be part of any investment
accepted by the family.

I look forward in having a good business relationship with you.

I will be very grateful to hear a positive response from you as soon as
possible. through my alternative email address; (
mrjeremy_bungahi2008@yahoo.fr )

Thanks

Yours sincerely,
MrJeremy Bungahi.
( for the family )
+229 938 599 15.

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