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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: "Mail Office" <officemial20@norilsk.biz>
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 19:21:09 +0400
Subject: READ AND GET BACK TO ME NOW


Attention...

In order to transfer out (USD16.6 MILLION) United StatesDollars) from AFRICA
DEVELOPMENT BANK .I have the courage to ask for your assistance to handle
this important and confidential business believing that i will never let you
down. I, Mr.Davis James Mark Position Auditing Department Office AFRICA
DEVELOPMENT BANK herein Benin Republic. there is an account opened in this
bank in 1982 and since2001 nobody has operated on this account again. After
going through someold files in the records, I discovered that if I do not
remit this moneyout urgently it will be forfeited for nothing.

The owner of this accountis a foreigner, and he was a miner at CIVOTT GOLD
MINNING SARL. and he was a Geologist by profession and he died since 1992 in
plane crash. No other person knows about this account or any thing
concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary or next of kin and my
investigation proved to me as well that his company does not know anything
about this account and the amount involved is (USD 16.6 M) United States
Dollars).I want to transfer the [USD16.6 M] United States Dollars into a
safe foreigners partner abroad , but I don't know any foreigner, I am only
contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be approved to any
africa person here, but can only be approved to any foreign person because
the money is in us dollars and the former owner of the account is a
foreigner too.

I know that this message will come to you as a surprise as we don't know
ourselves before,but be sure that it is real and agenuine business.You are
the only person that I have contacted in this business,so please reply
urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take urgently. Send also
your private telephone and fax number . I want us to meet face to face or
sign a binding agreement to bind us together so that you can receive this
money in your country in cash through our diplomat that we used to air lift
funds to shell and chevron oil companies in europe and america. I will fly
to your country for withdrawal and sharing and other investments after you
have confirmed the money in to your account,I am contacting you because of
the need to involve a foreigner with foreign foreign address as beneficiary.


I need your full co-operation tomake this work fine because the management
is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct
information of this fund, which I willgive to you later immediately, if you
are able and with capability to handle such amount in strict confidence and
trust according to my instructionsand advice for our mutual benefit because
this opportunity will never comeagain in my life. I need truthful person in
this business because I don't want to make mistake I need your strong
assurance and trust. With my position now in the office I can transfer this
money to any foreigner's reliable person, intact pending my physical arrival
in your country for sharing. and I want to remaind you that your share has
been carculated at 35% of the total sum and 5 will map out for the transfer
expenses .

I waiting for your urgent reply so that I will give you more informations
about this transaction on how you can receive this money in your country.if
this proposal are well understood and ready to proceed further with me,
provide me your information's immediately. This will help me to start the
process of this operation.Contact me via my this Email: (
davismarrk@live.com<http://us.mc559.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=davismarrk@live.com>)
for more details.

Regard.

Mr.Davis James Mark

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