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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: NORMAN BRIGGS <normanbriggs00@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: normanbriggs01@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 22:47:56 +0900 (JST)
Subject: SERVING HUMANITY TO THE PEOPLE OF SUDAN

plead wit h you to join me in not only SERVING HUMANITY TO THE PEOPLE OF SUDAN, but to also benefit in the process. This message could be strange but reality will definitely dawn on you, if you pay some attention to its contents. Please accept my sincere apologies in bringing this message to you;
I have to say that I do not intend to cause you any personal pains or discomfort. I am Mr. Norman Briggs, Special Assistant to the Sudanese President, Mr. Omar Hassan Al-Bashir, who is still in the office. Due to rebel who wants to overthrow his Government, President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir
who could no longer trust the Army Generals confidentially put in my care, the sum of Thirty Million United Stated Dollars ($30,000,000.00)in one instance for the purpose of purchasing arms and ammunitions should the need arise. However, unfortunately, the need did not arise as he has been
International Criminal Court issues a warrant for his arrest for genocide. I deposited the US$30 Million in One trunk box in a secret location and just two of us knew about it, and I could not get in touch with any arms dealer before the President was indicted in a war crime tribunal set up by
the United Nations (UN). I have since held on to this trunk box which I was able to transport out of Sudan with the aid of peace keeping soldiers under disguise of conveying my personal effects without anybody knowing, to a security deposit company offshore. I have borne the burden for too
long. Meanwhile, I do not want to keep the funds any longer, but I can never turn it over to the brutal and tyrannical rogue regime of Mr. Omar Hassan Al-Bashir who is still committing all sorts of atrocities on the Sudanese people. I am NOT soliciting for your help to wage a war against the
regime, but to act as a foreign partner, to allow me transfer the funds to you, which you will in turn donate a portion of it as a humanitarian gesture to the Sudanese people by purchasing such essential needs like blankets, milk and so on, water-pumping machines and agricultural equipment, from
the money after deducting your expenses and the commission, which I am proposing to offer you 30% of the total sum. Please note that I could have approached the Red Cross Society, but I changed my mind on that after calculating what they would deduct as commission, and also, after rationalization
the scandal that followed their mismanagement of the donations meant for the victims of the September 11th attack on the United States . Also, note that this offer will give you a double-edged advantage: 1. As the benefactor the people of Sudan and; 2. The commission you stand to earn.
On getting a positive response from you, I will send to you the necessary documents such as; certificate of deposit of the trunk box and the contact of the security company e.t.c. Please note that confidentiality and honesty are fundamental rules in this transaction. Be assured that I am a
reputable personality in this country and I am mindful of the legal implications of this transaction, as we shall work together in taking care of all the legal documentations. I am therefore soliciting your assistance to have this money collected by you and facilitate the transfer into your
personal private trusted account. Read more about Crisis in Sudan http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7656359.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3496731.stm ***PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR CONFIDENTIALITY IN THIS TRANSACTION IS HIGHLY REQUIRED. I will give you the details of this
transaction on receipt of your response to this proposal. Thank you very much for your time and understanding. Please Reply If You Are Interested on my private mail box; (briggsnorman@mail2norman.com) Best Regards, Mr. Norman Briggs


































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