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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: "Pambowei" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ted292@datafull.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2014 17:17:52 +0100
Subject: One Unread Message!!

Attention:Sir/Maddam,

I am making this contact with you based on the reliable information available to me concerning your reputation during my search.
The information is so positive as to convince me that you would be capable to provide me with a solution to a money transfer of One Hundred And Ninety Seven million, five hundred thousand United States Dollars (US$197,500,000.00).
As you may wish to know,I am the chairman of the special committee set up for the review the finances and award of contracts by the department of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of my country in Africa,and our status ranks from ministerial post down to Directors-General.This Committee is principally mandated by the new Civilian Government to review the oil deals involving the federal gorvernment of my country,and also all the bogus and the over-inflated contracts awarded since 1999 till date.
In the course of our duty, I have so far been able to recover about US$935,000,000.00 (Nine Hundred and Thirty-five Million United States Dollars) out of which I have used my good offices to set aside the sum of US$197,500,000.00 for my utilization.
In the past year, I have employed very diligent bureaucratic means to divert US$197,500,000 from the external oil sales of the Federal Government of my country,but my strategic position in the Government of my country and my relationship with all the corresponding key officials in the Governments of other key oil trading partners,has afforded me the required inter-governmental funds transfer connections as well as the know-how that will ensure the success of an operation of this magnitude hence for our safety, I have structured the transfer of the US$197,500,000 to conform to the highest standard of International Banking Regulations and Financial Laws hence conversely, I require strictly, a foreign company duly registered and verifiable as having conformed to the basic operating and equity standards in its area of domicile or a private individual without a company but who can handle such,who can help receive the US $197,500,000.
Your role in the above regard, will be to act as the beneficiary of the funds in question, as my official portfolio precludes me from legal association with this money but you must however, note that the transfer will be guided by certain express provisions designed to ensure that your receipt of the above stated sum does not place me at a disadvantage or undermine my ability to receive my portion of the US$197,500,000.
Firstly, there will be a US$5M cash delivery to you through a courier company for the purpose of setting up the mechanism through which the balance of US$192.5M will be remitted to your bank account the remittance of the money into your nominated account will be subject to a fund remittance clause known as Condition Precedent, (i.e) the crediting of your nominated account with the above stated funds will be conditional and subject to a post dated credit confirmation date. The postdating will allow my nominee and I adequate time to arrive in your country to set up the proper fund receipt mechanism for our share of the US$197,500,000.
I am constrained by time in the execution of the above stated transfer, hence your immediate response in concession to the nature,requirement and conditions for the successful completion of this transfer, will be highly appreciated at which time too, I will be more than delighted to illuminate whatever areas that seem unclear to you in the entire process.

To perfect the transfer,What we need from you is to open and provide a very vital bank account info(prefarably a new account)where the funds will be transferred into,as the trust reposed on you at this juncture is enormous,and in return I have also agreed to offer you 30% of the total amount when it is finally remitted into your account including the first cash that will be delivered to you but you must however note that this transaction is subject to the following terms and conditions also:
(1)My conviction of your honesty and diligence and that you will treat this transaction with utmost secrecy and Confidentiality.
(2)That the funds would be transferred into an interest bearing account where the issue of taxation would not exert a heavy toll.
Finally I assure you that I have carefully and painstakingly made all arrangements to ensure the successful actualization of this transaction which will be concluded within a few working days from my receipt of your acceptance letter and all the necessary information and details from you,and if you are willing to assist me,you can respond to this mail,via my alternative email address:
ted292@datafull.com or call me on +234-813-0186027

Best Regards and looking forward to hearing from you soon.


David Pambowei



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