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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: "Mr.Amos A.Dajea" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <aammddjjee@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 00:03:06 -0700
Subject: 3rd of Sept. 2013



Attn;

My apologies if my email to you will inconvenience you in any way whatsoever. I am Mr.Alex A. Dajea and I am presently working as a Director here in a ministry in Benin Republic. I have a business proposal at hand and after much thought and consideration, I truly hope and believe you can handle it perfectly for our mutual benefit.

My proposal to you is all about Euro 7.7M which belongs to our contractor who is now late but before his death, he supplied and installed satisfactorily and successfully to our ministry industrial equipment’s, trucks, light, tractors and heavy equipment’s. But ever since the above stated contract was approved in the contractor's name by our ministry, the contractor has not put up a claim to that effect and every sincere effort to reach or contact the contractor in question has proved fruitless and unsuccessful. To my greatest surprise and astonishment, I have just discovered that the contractor in question was among the victim of an air plane disaster which occurred in my country few years ago. Details of the crash on this link.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm


In summary, based on the above stated development, I am contacting you to receive this fund in your custody for our own benefit because I will use my position as the Director/head of my department in charge of all unpaid contract project/fund to recommend you as the new beneficiary of the fund as I have every information and detail to that effect. You have absolutely nothing to worry for in this project because I have perfected everything and procedure for the smooth and successful conclusion and transfer of the fund to your account and everything shall be handled legitimately to exempt us from any bridge of the law. On that note, you have absolutely nothing to be afraid of because I shall give you full detail procedure on how we shall achieve this goal once I receive your reply.

More so, I want you to bear in mind that we shall share the fund among us fairly and I am open for negotiation regarding the sharing of the fund with you but most importantly, this transaction is absolutely and completely risk free.

I expect your reply after reading this mail to enable me start this transaction with you and as well give you full procedure on how to achieve this goal. Please when replying, ensure you send or forward:

Your full name,
Direct telephone numbers to enable me commence the process.


In conclusion, I also have intentions of entering into joint business partnership venture with you depending on your area of business specialization and your business idea. I can also be reached on this alternative email: aammddjjee@yahoo.com.hk

Please note that we shall conclude this transaction within 7 business days.

Best regards,
Mr.Dajea

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