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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: naam naam <naamb30_92@msn.com>
Reply-To: <naambuka80@live.fr>
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:28:52 +0000
Subject: From Mr.N.Buka



>From Mr.N.Buka
Hello,
I humbly appologise with every due respect for any embarrassment my action in contacting you might cause you. Considering the fact that we do not know each other before. This is because of this ample opportunity before me to which I will never want us to lose. But for the fact that I cannot do it alone, I therefore wish to contact you for it. My name is (Mr.N.Buka) a citizen of this country. I secured a job in a bank here after my graduation as a secretary to the chief accountant controling international remittance funds and all foreign account departments. I was inspired to contact you purely on business deal in relation to this development that came up at the bank where I work. On an emergency executive board meeting been summoned and presided over by the bank's chairman on the 31st of july 2009, in which I was opportuned to be present at the meeting. It was revealed as a top agenda for the meeting that there was this customer to the bank whose name is
Dr. Yasser Taymullah Muwaffaq from Saudi Arabia. This man deposited the sum of £250,000,000.00 (Two Hundred and Fifty Million British Pounds Sterrlings only) in a domicilliary account with the Bank where I am working presently on August 31st, 1999. Unfortunately, in 2002, he died in plane crash on his way to their muslim feast in his country alongside with his entire immediate family of wife and two children.
However, ever since the incident, nobody has come up or applied as the next of kin or relation to the deceased as to claim back the money. To this effect therefore, the bank have reached an agreement that if by 31st of August, 2009, nobody comes up or applies as the deceased next of kin or relation, the fund would be confiscated into the banks treasury as an unclaimed asset as it is the bank's standard that in a case of this nature, where the money remains unclaimed for 10yrs, then it automatically becomes an inverted asset /unclaimed bill. I want you to see this as a most beautiful opportunity that has come our way to which I had vowed to utilize wisely by co-operatively puting hands together with you to beat the bank. On this note herein I contacts you, to assist me lets claim this money. It is very easy as nobody can suspect me of aiding such claim, although this is purely bank's deal and it is 100% risk free provided you will adequately follow my
advice and instructions because I will be as an insider here to put you through, if only you can provide a secured and trusted bank account that can carry such amount as stated above when transfered by the bank. The truth is that the money in question is neither mine nor yours, we are only going to use wisdom to divert this funds to ourselves. This is because the bank is more than rich and it will be foolishness to allow them convert this funds into the bank's treasury. I'm going to sacrifice my all to see that we claim this fund. As an insider, I have been able to grab all the neccessary information related to this deal. I will be able to stand by you and furnish you comprehensively, with all that it will take to make this deal a success.
The depositor was a foreigner and it must take a foreigner to apply as the next of kin, that is why I am contacting you as a foreigner. After this money is finally transferred to your account, I will then resign up my appointment with the bank and come over to your country for disbursement and perhaps reside there as you may help/direct me. The offer for assistance will be 55% for you, 45% for me and balance 5% for any enevitable expenses that will be incured in this deal. Ofcourse there shall be minure inevitable expenses no doubt in this very deal before it can be archieved successfully, therefore you must be financially independent before you can respond to this mail. Invariably, you must be ready to share the expenses with me equitably. In a nutshel, whatever be the expenses will be taken care of, by both of us amicably, but if you are not comfortable with this terms, do not bother to respond atal and after 3 days if I dont hear from you, I will
assume, you have declined, therefore I shall seek for an alternative. Furthermost, you must be capable to receive such amount of money as mentioned above in your bank acount without much questioning and interrogations from your bank. On your response to this my appeal, I will be able to acquaint you with further steps towards achieving this deal snapidly. Respond to me as quickly as possible. Remember this deal is between you & me only, therefore no third party should hear about this. Bear in mind that we have only but a limited time to get this deal acomplished. No room for delays. Children's food should not be thrown to the dogs. Like I said if you are not to adequately follow it up as stated herein, pls do not bother to respond, because I will not entertain any sort of disappointment thereafter. Thanks for your understanding.
Sincerely yours
Mr.N.Buka

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