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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. Edward Shurbert" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr.edward@ibibo.com>
Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 04:24:16 -0700
Subject: Real Estate Business Proposal

Hello Good Friend
 
Definitely, I know that this Real Estate business will be a very grate profit at this present.
Firstly, I will like to introduce myself as Dr. Schubert Edward from Manchester England. Base on good recommendation that you area straight forward fellow and reliable to do business with in areas of investment and financial partnering, I am writing to acquaint you of a transaction and monetary transfer of $44.3m usd.
I need an American partner to have custody of funds and we can invest on Real Estate which is at the low presently.No financial obligations will be needed of you as long as trust and mutual goals applies. You will not spend a dime to me as we already have all arrangement sorted to swiftly conclude this transfer with you. I await your email response and be free to respond to my email with any question.
 
 
                                                     BELOW IS MY PROPOSAL
 
In the recent years there has been an upsurge in the migration of population from all over world and inter-land into urban areas of the United States Of America, this automatically is what brought about the high population which is being experienced now in USA.
Estate development is a thriving business activity that is prevalent in the state right now and that has brought about a lot of opening up in the states. The increase in the earnings of the middle class and the encouragement of mortgage institutions and commercials banks in acquisition of comfortable and affordable houses by this set of people brought about the idea of creating and building a high class first of its kind development where you would have first class infrastructure within the same location where the development is going to be situated.
What is being proposed to developed in the propose estate are therefore stated below
1.         A cargo airport xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Pending
2.         A 12 hole golf course
3.         A 4 star hotel
4.         A shopping mall
5.         An office complex
6.         Privately generated electricity either by water or wind.
7.         Telephone facility and CCTV
8.         Good drainage and road network as well a well nurtured landscape.
 
These are just few infrastructure to be available in the estate
 
The accommodation intended to be developed are as follows
 
1. Five bedroom house built on a minimum of half an acre.
2. Four bedroom house built on a minimum of a quarter of an acre.
3. Two 3or 4 bedroom semi detached houses built on about 1100 meters of land.
4. Six no’s 3 bedroom flat built on half an acre of land.
 
All the above listed accommodation is what is being proposed on the new estate.
I and my partner has also applied 17 hectares from Government Auctions.com.
This is also to development low and medium Higher housing development as well.
 
It is this light we humbly seek and invite partner because we have already secured a financiers to join hands together with us to bring this dream into reality.
 
The financial implications and details would be forwarded to you on request.
Your favored response would be highly appreciated.
Thanks and God bless.
 
Best Regard
Dr. Schubert Edward
dr.edward@ibibo.com

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