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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: richarddike1102@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2016 13:17:08 +0100
Subject: YOUR PARTNERS

ATTN.: BENEFICIARY,

AFTER SERIOUS THOUGHT, I DECIDED TO REACH YOU DIRECTLY AND PERSONALLY
BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST YOU BUT YOUR PARTNERS.
I AM THE DIRECTOR OF THE COMPUTER/TELEX DEPARTMENT OF THE CENTRAL BANK.
SOMETIME IN THE PAST YOUR PARTNERS APPROACHED ME THROUGH A FRIEND OF MINE
WHO WORKS WITH ONE OF THE FERERAL PARASTATALS HERE IN NIGERIA AND REQUESTED
THAT I ASSIST THEM CONCLUDE A MONEY TRANSFER DEAL. THEY GAVE ME YOUR NAME,
YOUR COMPANY'S NAME AND BANK ACCOUNT PARTICULARS AND TOLD ME TO PUT THEM IN
THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IN THE LAB SO THAT IT WILL APPEAR AS IF YOU ARE ONE OF
THE GENIUNE CONTRACTORS CLEARED FOR PAYMENT.
ACCORDING TO THEM, THEY WANTED TO USE THIS STRATEGY TO TRANSFER A HUGE
AMOUNT OF U.S. DOLLARS WHICH THEY ACCUMULATED THROUGH INFLATED CONTRACT
AWARDS AND THE MONEY HAS BEEN FLOATING IN THE CBN SINCE THE ORIGINAL
CONTRACTORS HAVE BEEN PAID OFF, SO THEY WANTED TO USE YOUR ACCOUNT FOR
TRANSFER.
WE AGREED THAT ONCE I DO THIS, THEY WOULD GIVE ME US$100,000.00 AND GIVE ME
ANOTHER US$100,000.00 WHEN I RELEASE THE FUNDS TO YOUR ACCOUNT. WHEN THEY
SAW THAT I HAVE DONE WHAT THEY REQUESTED AND YOUR NAME HAD BEEN APPROVED
AMONG THE LIST OF THOSE TO BE PAID, INSTEAD OF GIVING ME THE AGREED DEPOSIT
OF US$100,000.00 THEY STARTED AVOIDING ME AND RESORTED TO THREATS. I
IMMEDIATELY DELETED THE TRANSFER CODE OF THE FUNDS, WHICH IS ONLY KNOWN TO
ME BECAUSE OF MY POSITION AND RELEASED OTHER CONTRACTORS FUND WITHOUT
YOURS.
THEY BECAME ANGRY THE MORE WHEN THEY REALISED THAT THEIR THREAT DID NOT
WORK, AND STARTED BRIBING OTHER OFFICIALS TO GET ANOTHER APPROVAL TO
TRANSFER THE MONEY TO YOU WITHOUT SUCCESS. APPROVALS ARE FREE. I AM 100%
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DELAY AND OBSTRUCTION BECAUSE OF THEIR BREACH OF
AGREEMENT. IF YOU DOUBT WHAT I HAVE JUST TOLD YOU, PAY ANY AMOUNT THAT THEY
WILL ASK YOU TO PAY NOW AND AFTER A SHORT WHILE THEY WILL COME UP WITH
ANOTHER REASON FOR YOU TO PAY AGAIN AND IT GOES ON AND ON.
IF YOU WANT US TO WORK TOGETHER, THESE ARE MY CONDITIONS:
1. I WILL HAVE 30% OF THE MONEY BECAUSE IT IS ONLY TWO OF US LEFT FOR NOW
2. YOU WILL BEAR THE FULL COST OF THE TRANSFER
3. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT WILL BE USELESS AND A MERE WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY IF
YOU CONTINUE WITH ANY OTHER PERSON, SO WE WILL CONCLUDE THIS TRANSACTION
TOGETHER AND WITH UTMOST SECRECY.
IF THESE CONDITIONS ARE SUITABLE AND ACCEPTABLE TO YOU, CONTACT ME
IMMEDIATELY TO LET US FINALIZE SO THAT I WILL FAX YOU OUR OFFICIAL KTT WIRE
TRANSFER FORM TO COMPLETE AND I WILL RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT.
BUT IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED, I ADVICE YOU TO FORGET THE FUNDS AS IT WILL
BE RETURNED TO OUR CONSOLIDATED NATIONAL RESERVE.

FINALLY, YOU WILL HAVE TO ACCEPT TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION STRICTLY
CONFIDENTIAL, IF YOU ACCEPT MY SUBMISSION, KINDLY GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY
ON MY ABOVE PRIVATE TEL:+234 7086603209

YOU CAN REACH ME ON MY PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER 24 HOURS OF THE DAY.

CONFIRM YOUR PARTICULARS ON REPLY.

REGARDS,
David Nkem

Richard Dike

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