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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: SIR ADAMS WILLIAMS <siradamswilliams01@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 09:08:46 +0000
Subject: FOOTBALL TRAINING RQUEST.



Hey Cute Friend,

I wish to enroll eight young talented footballers from my Sports Academy to any Sport Academy in your country to help them up-grade their playing performance with the use of the training facilities which is absent in my young Sport Academy here. This initiative is courtesy of the $1.3 million the State Government gave to my Sport Academy early this year in my effort of promoting and uplifting sports in our locality.

So do get back to me if you will help me get a good Sport Academy in your country or if you will hook me with an Agent or a Coach who will help me get a good Sport Academy. Besides, if things work out well between two of us, then, they will be coming in three or four months time and will stay for two good years or less depending on their improved performance. This arrangement is based on my agreement with the State Government based on the fact
that i told them that my young sports Academy is affiliated to a foreign Sports Academy in your country which actually motivated them in sponsoring us with that fund ($1.3 million).

So please help me with;

1. The total cost of the Eight players in term of their;
a. Accommodation.
b. Feeding.
c. Training fees.

and any other cost i might not know. Meanwhile, how much do you think will cover up the whole cost of the eight players for two years?

I estimated something close to six hundred thousand USD or less for it. Though not quite sure because i have not handle such a big Game trip before and can not rightly estimate the actual cost. I was only lucky to get the fund from the State Government this year through the help of some top State Government Officials who happen to be my good friends.

Besides, i will still need assurance from you that you will take good care of them when they arrive because they are still young (11-14 yrs) and have not been to your country before. I need their protection because i hope to make good money from them after their training because already some clubs have started bidding for each of them but i still want them to get a little more expose to international training and a little more mature before selling them out OK.

Hence, be assured that the cost is not the problem because i am ready to spend good money on them but assurance from you that you will take good care of them and offer them the comfortability they need to enable them improve in their training and performance.

Meanwhile, you should understand that the person who introduced you to me assured me that you are a good Sports lover and very capable of helping me get a good Sports Academy in your country where the players can train well. He also told me that I should rely on you 100% without fear. So please don't fail me.

Therefore, do to my urgent business trip which i am already out for inaddition to meeting up with the time period needed for these players training as agreed with the sponsors, i have this morning with big trust on you signed a Cashier's Cheque of $1,000,000.00 (one million USD) in your name and i have instructed and directed my senior secretary Mr.Remond Foggbi to send it to you. I decided to offer you the whole one million USD out of the $1.3 million the State Government gave to the Sports Academy early this year before traveling this morning to be sure you have no hitch in making the preparation ready before my coming back in months time when i hope my players will be leaving for the training camp.

Besides, i want you to take 30% of the fund to enable you cover any personal cost you might have taken in the process of carrying out the assignment and use the rest for the task we agreed on. You should better understand also that if we succeed in getting this dream achieved then the possibility of getting another good fund from the State Government next year will be released because there are still more other talented players in my sports Academy to market out. So let us work together with your total wiliness and commitment.

Further, be well inform that do to the serious nature of the business engagement that i would not be attending to my e-mail or take any phone calls from today onward but I will be sending you e-mail from time to time to know if you have received the cheque and how far you have gone with the arrangement.

So dear, if the above Terms and Conditions stated above which is 100% risk free is acceptable to you, then feel free to contact my humble secretary with the contact address where you want him to direct the cheque which i have already signed in your name to you. He is Mr.Remond foggbi. Email - (rfoggbi4sports@gmail.com) or(rfoggbi4sportss@yahoo.com) ... His Phone number is; (+2348062827947)

Note that our website (www.boldbullsports.com) is no more functional. We are developing a better one to international standard. Do bear with us.

Thanks for your anticipated co-operation. I remain grateful.

How was the weather!

My Regards,
Sir.Adams Williams.(MD)

DISCLAIMERS: THIS REQUEST IS JUST AN APPEAL FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND IT IS NOT A FORCE, IT IS NOT MANDATORY, IT IS NOT A THREAT RATHER IT ALL DEPENDS ON YOUR ACCEPTANCE, WILINESS AND TOTAL COMMITMENT TO HELP ME BASE ON WHAT I WAS TOLD ABOUT YOUR LOVE FOR SPORTS AND ALSO DO TO MY URGENT BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT AT MY HAND. (THANKS ALOT FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING)





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