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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: "Pastor Pius Wright" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <morgan.wright31@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 03:06:58 -0500
Subject: Re: Contact Me For This Deal

Dear Friend!! Good Day,


I am Pastor Pius Ugha Wright the Accountant General of Delta State in the
Federal Republic of Nigeria; I have a business proposal for you I got your
contact details while browsing through the internet seeking for a trusted
foreign partner.


I work for the Delta State Government in Nigeria and presently i am in charge of
the delegates sent to the United Kingdom for negotiation talk on the return of
funds stolen from the Delta State Government by the past Governor Mr. James
Ibori, you can as well go through this news link to be sure of the authenticity
of this message: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17739388


First What i need from you is trust and confidence that you can handle this
deal, may i also inform you that this is a risk free transaction as such you
have nothing to be afraid of and at the end of this deal we will both smile and
be happy, the proceed from this deal will be sharded 50% for me and 40% for you
while 10% will be for the Procuring of all needed documents.


After a successful negotiation with the UK Government ( $250 Million) was
released to the Delta State Government by the UK Government, being part of the
money stolen from the Delta State Government by the past Governor, the ($250
Million) has also been moved to Nigeria into the Delta State Government Account.


But during the conclusion of the investigation and negotiation talk i received a
call from the HSBC Bank Canada that Mr. James Ibori have an account with them
with a total sum of ($17 Million) deposited into the account and from my
investigation and clear observation the said fund with HSBC Bank Canada is not
among the fund recorded to be returned to the Delta State Government in Nigeria
and that is were you come in as a partner.


I need you to work with me so that we can have this unrecorded ($17 Million)
moved out of HSBC Bank Canada and to your account in your country, the HSBC Bank
Account were this fund is deposited is working very okay and all documemts
including ATM CARD are still valid according to the bank information, so there
wont be any problem moving the fund out beside that is part of my assignment.


Get back to me if you can handle this risk free deal and lets work out something
for our own good, below is my contact details email me as soon as you receive
this message, am here in Canada to conclude this deal as soon as i hear from
you.


I await your fast response.


Thank you.


Pastor Pius Ugha Wright
Chairman Delta State Negotiation Committee.
E-mail: akunaubahatmaccess@live.com
Tel: +1 (646) 524 3109

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