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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: Johnson Douglas <johns.dou3@gmail.com>
Reply-To: johnson_douglas@freemail.hu
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:39:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: The Potential Administrator



Dear Friend,
 
This might seem very deplorable for a person that you do not know but
as the title implies, I am Barr. Johnson Douglas (SAN), the legal advicer
to Mrs Turai Yar'Adua, wife of the formal Nigeria President Umaru
Yar'Adua who was struck ill in November 2009 and was subsequently
hospitalised in Saudi Arabia.
 
President Umaru Yar'Adua, who returned to Nigeria in February after
months of medical treatment in Saudi Arabia, has died at the age of
58.
 
I am contacting you due to the present situation as regards some fund
(worth millions of dollars) kept as reserve for foreign investment
with an undisclosed Security companies while in Saudi Arabia with her
late husband.
 
We search out for a competent ,reliable and honest foreign partner to
handle this fortunes by way of profit oriented investment on a
percentage sharing between she and the potential administrator.
I have finalized all the necessary arrangement for you to claim the
fund. By virtue  of your names and nationality you are legally
qualified to put claim as your business partner.
 
According to my estimation in West Africa alone we still have about
USD85m in cash in a Security Company that we intend to invest abroad
through your assistance. For the purpose of investment in areas of
your interest, contact me as a handsome reward of 20% of the total sum
awaits you, subject to our negotiation and agreement.
 
All information and documents to facilitate this claim will be giving
to you. It is 100% risk free as I have taken all necessary preventive
measures to protect you from any breach of the law.
 
You can contact me via my e-mail for security reason for further
details for now. In the event of you not being interested in this
proposal, endeavor to keep this highly confidential!
 
Thanks and God bless!
Barr. Johnson Douglas (SAN)
For the Family.
 



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