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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: "BOLA TIMOTHY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bolatimothyassociates@mail.mn>
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:45:49 -0600
Subject: PLEASE TAKE TIME TO DIGEST

DID YOU KNOW THAT GOOD DEALS ARE KILLED OFF EVERY DAY DUE TO BAD PRESS! FOREIGN BUSINESS PARTNERS CAN'T BE BLAMED. THE FACT REMAINS THAT IT IS NEVER GONNA BE WHAT WE THINK DUE TO WHAT THE MEDIA INFORM US! THERE  ARE STILL THE VERY GOOD OLD DEALS OUT THERE. WE DID BE LUCKY IF WE JAM ONE BUT THE QUESTION IS CAN WE RECOGNIZE A GOOD DEAL IF WE SEE IT? HERE THEN COMES THE TOUGH DECISION TIME, THERE IS A VERY THIN LINE BETWEEN SCOOPING MILLIONS OF FLOATING FUNDS AND LOSING SAME JUST BY THE HIT OF A BUTTON. OUR APPREHENSION DUE TO MEDIA OR INTERNET WARNINGS IS THE BIG PROBLEM HERE! HOW DO WE SAY YES DESPITE MEDIA WARNINGS? HOWEVER,  IT NEVER OCCURS TO US THAT THE MEDIA CAN NEVER BE 100% SURE OF ALL IT SAYS ABOUT DEAL PROPOSALS THAT PASS THROUGH IT!



DESPITE COUNTERFEITS OF ORIGINAL DEALS EXPLOITED BY INTERNET RATS VIA THE WEB EVERY DAY AND THE CONSEQUENT COMPLAINS BY VICTIMS WHICH FEED THE MEDIA SPECULATION AND WARNINGS, IT IS DEAD RIGHT TO ASSERT THAT ORIGINAL DEALS DO HAPPEN EVERY DAY VIA THE SAME INTERNET.  TAKE FOR EXAMPLE A COUNTRY LIKE NIGERIA WITH ALL THE NATURAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES ENOUGH TO RATE AMONG THE MOST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD  BUT IT IS NEVER THERE DUE TO OFFICIAL CORRUPTION. WHY ARE THE OFFICIALS THERE CORRUPT YOU MAY ASK? IT IS BECAUSE THEY DON'T BELIEVE IN THE CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF NIGERIA DUE TO PAST CIVIL WAR AND HER MULTI ETHNIC MAKE UP. HERE EVERY BODY IS SAVING FOR THE RAINY DAY! NATURALLY THEY SAVE IN OFFSHORE WHERE CURRENCY VALUE AND FATE OF THE COUNTRY IS STABLE.



ALSO FINANCIAL DEALS DO GET EXPOSED BY THE MEDIA EVERY YEAR, INTERNET RATS COOK THEIR OWN RECIPE THEN OFF THEY GO IN SEARCH OF VICTIMS THEN THERE IS THE INTERNET THAT SUPPLIES THE MISSION VEHICLE THEN REALIZES THAT SINCE IT CAN'T HELP THE USE OF THE WORLD WIDE WEB, CERTAIN TRANSMISSIONS MUST GO WITH A WARNING OR BLACK LISTED TO SAVE FACE IN CASE OF ANY EVENTUALITY. DUE TO MEDIA ATTEMPT TO SAVE CUSTOMERS IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT SOME GOOD DEALS ARE BRANDED BAD. THEN THERE IS YAHOO AND SOME OVER ZEALOUS WEB MAILS WHICH IN AN ATTEMPT TO SAVE THEIR CUSTOMERS BRAND SOME VERY GOOD BUSINESS PROPOSALS AS SPAMS! THIS IS A FIGMENT OF THEIR OWN IMAGINATION! THE RIGHT STEP IS NEVER DELETE YOUR E-MAIL SPAM FOLDER WITHOUT GOING THROUGH IT. THANK YOU AND HERE IS MY TAKE:



DID YOU KNOW THAT BY AUGUST LAST YEAR 7 RE-CONSOLIDATED BIG BANKS IN NIGERIA WENT INTO ADMINISTRATION  DUE TO EXECUTIVE FRAUD?  OVER $30 BILLION USD FOUND IT'S WAY INTO THE VAULT OF WESTERN BANKS! YAHOO AND OTHER INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS WERE NEVER IN THE HABIT OF INFORMING THE WORLD ABOUT THIS! THEY KEPT MUTE! BUT IF YOU SEARCH YOU WILL BE SURPRISED TO FIND OUT SEVERAL COURT CASES IN YOUR COUNTRY AND THE UK TRYING TO RETURN THESE FUNDS BACK TO NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT. THIS IS HAPPENING BECAUSE THEY BANK BIG BOSSES INVOLVED THOUGHT THEY HAD ALL THE CONTACTS IN THE WORLD AND DIDN'T KNOW THAT ILLEGAL OFFSHORE FUND MOVEMENTS IS NEVER AT HOME WITH OPEN INTER BANK PAPER WORK TRANSACTIONS. THE RIGHT THING TO DO IS THAT YOU MUST FIRST MOVE THE CASH THROUGH SHIPMENT TO WHERE YOU WANT YOUR FUND THEN ARRANGE FOR PAYMENT INTO BANKS BY CASH, NO CHECKS BECAUSE CHECKS SAY WHERE THEY COME FROM BUT CASH DON'T!



MY PROPOSAL IS REAL. NO COMMITMENT WITHOUT FIRST MEETING. IT IS TIME BOUND, I HAVE IN THE MAIN A CLOSE CONFIDANT, A SENIOR FINANCIAL EXECUTIVE OF A MAJOR BANK THAT CURRENTLY WENT INTO ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA, HE IS CURRENTLY DETAINED AND PROSECUTED BUT HAS ASKED ME TO SIT ON HIS CASH SHIPPED TO A SECURITY COMPANY NEAR HEATHROW LONDON. HE WANTS HIS CASH MOVED TO A REGULAR BANK WITH DEPENDABLE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE. THE FOREIGN ASSISTANT I AM LOOKING FOR SHOULD PROVIDE THE ACCOUNT INSTRUMENT TO RECEIVE THE FUNDS IN TRUST AND IS ENTITLED TO A MAXIMUM LIMIT OF NOT MORE THAN 13% OF THE ENTIRE FUND IN HIS TRUST ACCOUNT WHEN COMPLETED. HE KNOWS WHO WE CAN CONTACT IN LONDON TO LEAD THE PROCEDURE WHEN WE ARE READY.



I GIVE YOU A GOLDEN HAND SHAKE FOR A PERFECTED DEAL IN ADVANCE AND HOPE FOR YOUR RETURN GESTURE.
THANK YOU.

RESPECTFULLY,

MR BOLA TIMOTHY



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