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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: "dr anthony uwalaka" <dranthofiles@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:51:29 -0700
Subject: PARTNERSHIP


FROM THE DESK OF
ANTHONY UWALAKA
F.M.A. LAGOS.
EMAIL, dranthfiles1@seznam.cz

Good Day,

I Dr.Anthony uwalaka presently i am the acting director of the finance in
the federal ministry of agriculture headquarters in Lagos Nigeria, I am In
need of your assistance and trust because as a top official Of the ruling
government i want to safe guard my interest before the end of my tenure.

I am presently signatory to any transfer or remittance of Funds moving
within my ministry both on the local and international levels in line with
foreign claims settlement. I have before me list of funds, which Could not
be transferred to some nominated accounts as these accounts Have been
identified either as Ghost Accounts,unclaimed deposits and Over-invoiced
Contract Sums Etc.

As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of These funds to the Federal
Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits, hence I have
the opportunity to write you based on the instructions i received recently
from the Foreign Debts reconciliation department to submit the List of
payment reports/ Expenditures and audited reports of revenues in my
ministry.

Among several others, I have decided to remmit the under bellow amount for
your claim, following my idea that we can have a good DEAL/AGREEMENT, and I
am going to do this legally to avoid running a risk.
1.The sum of USD26.5m (twenty-six million, five hundred thousand united
States dollars) will be transfered into your bank account after the
processing of all relevant Legal documents on your name as the bonafide
beneficiary of the fund, the transfer will be made by Draft or telegraphic
Transfer (T/T), confirmable.

2. This Transfer must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will be
strictly by email / telephone, for security purposes.

3. There should be no third parties as most problem associated with fund
releases/transfers are caused by involving agents representatives. If you
agree with my conditions, the fund will be shared as follows
( 1) 30% For you, for your assistance, (2)60% for me and my
associates and 3) 10% for local and international expences.

l will advise you on what to do immediately my offer is accepted and the
transfer will Commence without delay as I will proceed to fix your name on
the Payment Schedule instantly to meet my target.
I decided to make this DEAL because as i am the acting director now and
within a space of two or three months from now the present government wiil
appoint the new director of finance to take over the office in due course,
because the ruling party now is not my party.

N/B, After this deal i will like to base in your country so also i
will like you to feed me up what it will take to establish a
lucrative business in your country, your country procedures to
establish a company,and also tell me the kind of lucrative busines you will
like me to establish in your country.
I hope you kindly assist me by accepting this offer.
Waiting for your reply soon.
Yours faithfully

Dr.ANTHONY

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