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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: "peter bill" <gajero@hummelcats.de>
Reply-To: <peter.bill@rediffmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 00:12:36 -0800
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL COURIER PAYMENT

From: Mr.Peter Bill New Regional Director foreign operation unit Central bank of Nigeria Bases in London.
 
CONFIDENTIAL COURIER PAYMENT
 
Attn: Dear
 
I am Peter Bill the new regional Director foreign operation unit of central bank of Nigeria.based in London I decided to contact you because of the prevailing security report reaching my office and the intense nature of polity in Nigeria.
This is to inform you about the recent plan of federal government of Nigeria to send your fund to you via diplomatic immunity cash delivery payment fron london to your country This system will be easier for you and for us We are going to pay you US$10Million as part payment of your contract payment /next of kin of your total sum via the above approved mode of payment.
Every necessary arrangement has put in place to secured of all the required security documents to cover the money The Money is coming on 2 security proof boxes, the boxes are sealed with Synthetic nylon seal and padded with machine I will use my position as the regional foreign operation director of this apex bank bases in London to make sure this consignments (fund ) are been safely and legaly release to You.
The boxes are coming with asigned diplomatic agents who will accompany the Boxes to your approved destination /address For a hitch free and safe delivery, you are required to funish me immediately upon rceipt of this message with the below sated information,
(1) Your full house address
(2) Your identity such as, international passport, driver's license or national identification card
(3) Your contact phone numbers,
The diplomatioc Agents attached will travel with these required information's For the delivery of your funds They will call you immediately they arrives Your country's airportI hope you understand me,NOTE IMPORTANTLY :
The diplomatic Agents does not know the original contents of the boxes For security reasons what we declared to them as the contents of the consignments are Sensitive photographic Film Material I did not declare money to them please
So if they call you and ask you the contents please tell them the same thing ok Contact me immediately and I will let you know how far I have gone with The arrangement I will secure the clearance Certificate that will be tagged on the boxes which I will dispatch along with the security inner Keys of the consignments to enable you access these consignments as soon as it delivered to you
This clearance instrucments will make it pass every custom checkpoint all over the world without hitch Confirm the receipt of this message and send the requirements to me Immediately you receive this message Please I need your urgent reply because the boxes are schedule to airlift as soon as we hear from you
Best Regards
Peter Bill

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