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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: "Alhaji. Ibrahim Danko" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ibrahimdan1@yandex.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 23:42:00 -0700
Subject: # Transfer>>+..

Dear Sir,

I am Alhaji. Ibrahim Danko 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 Central Bank of Nigeria old contractors list. 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 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 therefore you have nothing to be afraid of and at the end of this deal we will both smile and be happy, the sharing of the proceed from these transaction will be 50% for me and 40% for you while %10 will be used to cover for expenses.

After a successful negotiation with the UK Government and ( USD 150M) 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 (USD 150M) has also been moved to Nigeria into the Delta 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 had an account with the bank also, with a total sum of (USD 38 M) 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, This is were you come in.

I need you to work with me so that we can have this none-recorded (USD 38M) moved out of HSBC Bank Canada to your account in your country, the HSBC Bank account were this fund is deposited is working very okay, so there wont be any problem moving the fund out beside that is my assignment.

Presently I am in Canada now, I had to apply for a one week leave to enable me check my health not because I am ill but because I don’t want to go back to Nigeria so soon with other delegates until I have completely move this fund out from HSBC Bank Canada to a safe account which you will provide.

Get back to me if you can handle this risk free deal and let work out something for our own good, below is my contact email and phone number call or email me as soon as you receive this email.

I await your fast response, call or SMS me on: +1 (306) 992 3186.

Thank you.

Alhaji. Ibrahim Danko
Chairman Negotiation Committee.
Tel: +1 (306) 992 3186
E-mail: ibrahimdan1@yandex.com

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