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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: "Dr.Lawson Stanley Egobia" <mrlawson@barid.com>
Reply-To: drstanleyegobia@yahoo.in
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 08:54:59 -0500
Subject: Please Read Not Spam


>From Dr. Stanley Egobia Dear Friend It is with trust and confidence that i =
write to make this urgent business proposal to you.i was assigned by two of=
my colleague to seek for a foreign partner who will assist us in providing=
a convenient foreign account in any designated bank abroad for the transfe=
r of us$35,500,000.00 pending on our arrival in your country for utilizatio=
n and disbursement with the owner of the account. this amount results from =
a deliberate inflation of the value of a contract awarded by our ministry -=
the federal ministry of agriculture (fma)to an expatriate company.the cont=
ract has been executed and payment made to the original contractor,remainin=
g the over-invoiced amount of us$35.5 million,which we want to transfer the=
funds out the country in our favour for disbursement among ourselves.the t=
ransfer of this money can only be possible with the help of a foreigner who=
will be presented as the beneficiary of the fund. as government officials,=
we are not allowed to operate foreign accounts,and this is the reason why =
we decided to contact you. we have agreed that if you/your company can act =
as the beneficiary of this fund (us$35,500,000.00 million)25% of the total =
sum will be for you for providing the account while 5% will be set aside fo=
r the expenses incurred during the cost of transfer of the fund into your a=
ccount while 70% will be reserved for us. we hereby solicit for your assist=
ance in providing a convenient account number in a designated bank abroad w=
here this fund would be transferred.we intend coming over there on the comp=
letion of this transfer to secure our own share of the money. please note t=
hat we have been careful and have made all arrangements towards the success=
and smooth transfer of the fund to your account before you. for security r=
easons and confidentiality of this transaction, we demand that you should n=
ot expose this proposal and the entire transaction to anybody. we are putti=
ng so much trust in you with the hope that you would not betray us. or sit =
on this money when it is finally transferred into your account. Be rest ass=
ured that this transaction is 100% risk free. if this proposal is acceptabl=
e to you,indicate your interest by sending a email to us including your ban=
k name & address,account number,telephone and fax numbers. note:our former =
president olusegun aremu obasanjo collaborated with the former chairman of =
the economic financial crime commission , mallam nuhun ribadu to stop the j=
unior ranks officers from transferring funds out of the country. he sent di=
fferent publication to many countries in the world as propaganda to discour=
age all government officials from transferring funds into an overseas accou=
nt to avoid and save guides the countries economy. apparently, so that othe=
r government officials will not benefits from these( oil windfalls venture)=
where he has been a culprit alone with his aides.more details about this t=
ransaction will be given to you as soon as we receive your positive respond=
. note that the particular nature of your company's business is irrelevant =
to this transaction. if this transaction interests you, your urgent respons=
e will be appreciated. yours faithfully, From Dr.Lawson Stanley Egobia=20

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