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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: "M'aaoka Jeda" <kinross4@dragnet.com.au> (may be fake)
Reply-To: maaokaj@safe-mail.net
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:44:48 +0200 (CAT)
Subject: Info

Dear Sir/Madam.
I am Mr. M'aaoka Jeda a lawyer from Nigeria.
My client an Iraqi named El-Moutkarbat Abdullah, a business man made a
numbered fixed deposit of USD23, 000.000.00 (Twenty Three Million United
States Dollars)and another $30 million for 18 calendar months in one of
the banks in the Republic of Benin. Upon maturity several notices was sent
to him, even during the war. Again after the war another notification was
sent and still no response came from him. I later found out that
El-Moutkarbat Abdullah and his family had been killed during the war in
Gunfire that hit their home at Mukaradeeb where his personal oil well was.
After further investigation I also discovered that El-Moutkarbat Abdullah
did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including the paper
work of his bank deposit. So, the money is still lying in bank and no one
will ever come forward to claim it. What bothers me is that according to
the laws of that country at the expiration of five years six months the
funds will revert to the ownership of the Bank if nobody applies to claim
the funds and that is what I have been trying to avoid. My proposal, I am
prepared to place you as the next of kin in a position to instruct Bank to
release the deposit to you as the closest surviving relatiion. Upon
receipt of the deposit, I am prepared to share the money with you in half.
That is: I will simply nominate you as the next of kin and have them
release the deposit to you. We share the percentage 50/50. I would have
gone ahead to ask the funds be released to me, but that would have drawn a
straight line in my involvement in claiming the deposit. I assure you that
I could have the deposit released to you within few days. I will simply
inform the bank of the final closing of the file relating to El-Moutkarbat
Abdullah I will then officially communicate with Bank and instruct them to
release the deposit to you. With these: all is done. I am aware of the
consequences of this proposal. I ask that if you find no interest in this
project that you should discard this mail. I ask that you do not be
vindictive and destructive. If my offer is of no appeal to you, delete
this message and forget I ever contacted you. Do not destroy my career
because you do not approve of my proposal.I am not a criminal and what I
do, I do not find against good conscience, this may be hard for you to
understand, but the dynamics of my industry dictates that I make this
move. Such opportunities only come ones way once in a lifetime. I cannot
let this chance pass me by for once like this I find myself in total
control of my destiny. These chances wont pass me by. I ask that you do
not destroy my chance, if you will not work with me let me
know and let me move on with my life but do not destroy me. I am a family
man and this is an opportunity to provide them with new opportunities.
There is a reward for this project and it is a task well worth
undertaking. I have evaluated the risks and the only risk I have here is
from you refusing to work
with me. I am the only one who knows of this situation, good fortune has
blessed you with a name that has planted you into the centre of relevance
in my life. Lets share the blessing.
If you give me positive signals, I will initiate this process towards a
conclusion. I do not know you before, I found your email through the
internet as I was surfing or a responsible person for the transaction.
Further more be informed that the fact that you are a foreigner give you
the privilege to stand in as my deceased client beneficiary as my deceased
client had no
relation all his family died with him during the war and I can not use my
relation because its not acceptable. Also I am very confident that we will
be able to
establish the trust that is needed to complete this deal and all that I
need from the time been is your willingness and commitment so that we can
move ahead.
What you need to understand about this transaction is that I will make
sure that it passes through all international banking laws regards to this
I will take care of it as a lawyer to give the transaction the proper
documentation that is required to perfect the finishing. Who you are and
where you are from does not matter. Your only obligation in this
transaction will be to set up two accounts that can accommodate these
funds and I will give you more light later once you agree to partner with
me.
Like I said before there is no risk involve as it will pass through
international banking laws and all documents related to this transaction
will be submitted.
This will not cost you anything as I will take good care of all the
expenses in this transaction while yours is to provide a bank account to
receive the fund as my
partner.
Please observe this instruction religiously. Your trust and sincerity is
much better needed for me than your qualifications. Please, again, note I
am a family man, I have wife and children. I send you this mail not
without a measure of fear as to what the consequences, but I know within
me that nothing ventured is nothing gained and that success and riches
never come easy or on a platter of gold. This is the one truth I have
learned in life. Do not betray my confidence. If we can be of one accord,
we should plan a meeting soon. If for nothing, for the purpose to acquire
wealth to help the children of Haiti and motherless babies with your share
of the fund and your reward will be God's.
Kindly therefore fill out the below form for the endorsement processes of
you becoming the next of kin as will be approved by my company.
*Your name in full..................................

*Your country........................................

*Your age...............................................

*Your cell phone....................................

*Your occupation...................................

*Your sex...............................................

*Your marital status................................
Should you be interested I will prefer you to reach me on the email
address below to receive your mail in a secured mailbox.
E-mail: maatcs@megamail.pt
E-mail: maatcs@megamail.pt
I await your response.
Mr.M'aaoka Jeda
Tel+2347063633876



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