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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: "PHILLIP TIMOTHY" <ti_2amoya@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:43:24 +0100 (CET)
Subject: NEED AN URGENT REPPLY


Dear Sir,

Good day and compliments of the season. Please, every information in this mail is very real and confidential. My name is Phillip Timothy.I own a leading indigenous oil and gas servicing company. My company was given a contract by the petroleum ministry to regulate their staffs contract sum procedures in an oil spillage control project. It is a very big project. We were ask to bring three specialist consultant from any part of the world to tender for the job as the project foreign consultant. And equally, i was also instructed to document their names at the end of the project. Each of the consultant is to earn the sum of 4million dollars respectively at the end of the project. I negotiated with the head of the screening commitee to bring two foreign consultant instead of three requested by the ministry. She accepted with an intention to get 300,000 dollars from me as her own compensation percentage.She is the one that will screen the consultant before their final payment. I can not do without her. I was so happy she accepted my proposal. The ministry was not aware of this arrangement. They thought we brought three foreign consultant. We are now ready to summit all the names of the consultant for their payment. Luckily, the work has been concluded.The ministry had approved the sum of 16 million dollars for the three foreign consultant. We were ask to forward their names in few days time. I do not know you very well but i sincerely believed you will be of good help to me. I want you to act as the third foreign consultant. If you do that, the ministry will send the 4 million dollars to you through their foreign affiliated bank agent. It is risk free deal. What i need is just your cooperation. I will guild you to prevent mistakes. At the end, you will take 40% of the money and send the remaining 60% to us. 300,000 dollars will go the ministry head of screening committee. I'm a real person you can trust with sincerity and honesty.
Also,you will assist me in business investment on any area of my desire in your country. All the valid documents and proves on this project can still be provided to you if you need them.
I want to secretly transfer this excess fund for feature investment.Hope you are not a dubious person? Please, this is very confidential. I will be very glad to hear from you soon.

repply to [ ta_1moya@yahoo.com.hk ] Write to me for the details.

Phillip Timothy

ta_1moya@yahoo.com.hk

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