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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: "Dr. James Anderson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drjamesanderson1945@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 05:52:52 -1200
Subject: African Development Bank Group

African Development Bank Group
Rep of Benin/Nigeria boarder
Audit and accounts Dept.
Ecowas bulding
14 badagry Road,Nigeria
Phone;+2296163155

Dear Friend,

I am Dr.James Anderson,the director of accounts and audit department Africa Development Bank (ADB) and chairman African joint presidential task force mandated to monitor and pay all unpaid foreign contractors,imheritance,next of kin and all other related payments with evidence or documents and those who might not be able to lay hands on any evidence or documents due to one reason or the other but are ready to swear to an oath of affidavit in any high court of justice in the country were his or her funds has been held.

During my investigation and auditing in this bank, I came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died on 16th febuary 1998 in a plane crash and the fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the fundS in our custody either from his family or relation before my discovery hence i decided to use my position to put claim on hold so that the funds wont be returned to the government treasury.

Although personally, I kept this information secretly within myself to enable the whole plans and idea be successful during the time of execution. The amount is U.S $38.5M (Thirty-Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).

Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claims over this funds as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased, and get the required approvals and eventual transfer of this money to a foreign account has been put in place by me and all needed information's will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist.

In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this country as a senior civil servant we are not allowed to operate a foreign account and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of transfer because I work in the same bank.

This is the actual reason why it will require a second party who will forward claims as the next of kin with oath of affidavit to the Bank and also present a foreign account where he will need the money to be re-transferred into on his request as it may be after due verification and clarification by the correspondent branch of the bank where the whole money will be remitted from to your own designated bank account.

I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% hitch and risk free. And after the conclusion of the transaction, you will be entitled to 40% of the total sum as gratification, while 55% will be for me and 5% for any expenses incured by both of us in the course of this transaction. Please, you have been adviced to keep it as confidential as I am still in service and intend to retire from service after I conclude this deal with you.

I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm the money in your account and ask me to come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated and further investment, either in your country or any country you advice me to invest.

I wait for your quick response to this email.

Yours faithfully,
Dr.James Anderson.

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