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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Albert Truswell <degoal2013@gmail.com>
Reply-To: alberttruswell29@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 01:04:39 -0700
Subject: OVERTURE

FROM CHAIRMAN CONTRACT AWARD & MONITORING COMMITTEE

Sir,


This letter might come as a surprise to you especially since we have never
met or discuss before, basically the message might sound strange but it is
factual in reality if only you care to know, The truth is that I should
have notified you first through a more confidential means, (even if it's
at least to respect your integrity) please accept my humble apologies if I
Had caught you unawares, I frankly do not mean any harm in passing my
message.

We are members of the Special Committee for Budget and Planning of the
British Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, This committee is
principally concerned with contract appraisal and the approval of contract
in order of priorities as regards capital projects of the British
Government with our positions we have successfully secured for ourselves
the sum of twenty million five hundred thousand British pounds
(20.5Million Pounds) the amount was accumulated from the over invoice.
Hence together with some of the top officials of the British Petroleum
Corporation and the British Ministry of Finance, We plan to transfer this
amount of money twenty million five hundred thousand Pounds (20.5Million
Pounds ) into an overseas account by awarding a non existing contract from
my ministry (BPC). To this effect I decided to contact you and ask for
your assistance, what we need from you sir, is to provide a very vital
account in which the fund will be transferred.

My Colleagues and I have agreed to compensate the owner of the account
used for this transaction with 25% of the total amount remitted; we shall
keep 73% and remaining 2% reserved for taxes and other miscellaneous
expenses. Finally the confidence and trust reposed on you cannot be over
emphasized, Therefore you are to keep this deal to yourself confidentially
because Caliber of personnel's involved are men in government and cannot
effort to loose our respective reputation to our dear country if
jeopardized by you. Contact me urgently with your private email for our
easier communication.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR OWEN TRUSWELL,
CHAIRMAN CONTRACT AWARD & MONITORING COMMITTEE (BPC) London UK

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