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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: PRINCE FAYAD BOLKIAH <f.bokiah1@laposte.net>
Reply-To: f.bolkiah1@laposte.net
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 21:50:08 +0700
Subject: Dear Friend,



Dear Friend,

As-Salamu Alaykum

I got your reliable contact from a business diary and further explicit
investment information about your country. I am Prince Fayad S.
Bolkiah, the eldest son of Prince Jefri Bolkiah, former Finance
Minister of Brunei,the tiny oil-rich sultanate on the Gulf Island. I
will save your time by not amplifying my extended royal family
history, which has already been disseminated by the international
media during the controversial dispute that erupted between my Father
and his step brother, the sultan of Brunei Sheik Muda Hassanal Bolkiah.

As you may know from the international media, the sultan had accused
my father of financial mismanagement and impropriety of US$14.8
Billion dollars. This was as a result of the Asian financial crisis
that made my father's company Amedeo Development Company and
government owned Brunei Investment Company to be declared bankrupt
during his tenure in office.

However my father was kept under house arrest, his bank accounts and
private Properties including a crude oil export refinery were later
confiscated by the sultanate.

Furthermore during this unfortunate period, I was advised to evacuate
my immediate family outside the sultanate to avoid further prosecution
from the sultan and his security operatives, but before I could do
that I was placed under house arrest by the Sultan and have no access
to a phone but I have a Palm hand-held computer from which I am
sending you this mail.
Some of the guard here are still loyal to me, so they would be my
contact with you if there is any document I need to send to you to
enable you collect the boxes of money on my behalf.

Before my incarceration, I went ahead to dispatch the sum of Five
Hundred Million United States Dollars in cash under special
arrangement into the custody of different private security and Trustee
companies for safe keeping abroad. Just like an unspecified amount of
money Sadam Hussein took out of Iraq in cash.The money was splited and
kept in the following countries in this proportion: Two Hundred
Million is in Spain, One hundred and Fifty Million is in United Arab
Emirate and another One Hundred and fifty Million is in United
Kingdom. Hence I seek your good assistance to invest these funds into
profitable investment in your country to facilitate future survival
for my family abroad. After due deliberation with my aids we have
decided to offer 25% of these funds to you as compensation for your
strong cooperation while 5% have been mapped out for both local and
international expenses that may be incurred during this transaction.
Please I count on your absolute confidentiality, transparency and
trust while looking forward to your prompt reply towards a swift
conclusion of this business transaction. You may contact me so that i
will let you know the next thing to do. Many Thanks and may Allah's
blessing remain with you.


Best Regards

Prince Fayad S. Bolkiah.


You can visit the website below for a better understanding of the situation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Jefri_Bolkiah


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