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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: richard richards <rignws@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2016 02:11:14 -0700
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE URGENTLY

Hello,

Am retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, a former National Security Adviser to the
Past regime. I was accused of embezzlement of money worth over $2.1 billion
Dollars and since been arrested. I was charged and pleaded guilty on eleven
count charges.

Let me not go into much details.you can check it on this Nigeria vanguard
newspaper site

(
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/12/arms-probe-dasuki-faces-47-count-charges-in-3-courts
)

I have some millions in British pounds Sterling, euros in cash in a saved
place. This money nobody knows about it except my personal assistance. The
money in question was deposited under serial codes and I need your
assistance right now, not only to invest the cash but to ensure that my
interest in the investment is 100% protected and safely transferred to my
family in due course.

I have decided that, 30% will go to charity, 40% will be mapped out for
investment, 25% for you while 4% goes to bank officials who will help you
facilitate the transactions and 1% will be for my up keep in prison because
i know that my life is short as am presently suffering from cancer and
kidney problem. Please I will want this to be concluded as soon as possible.

Please send me your.

FULL NAME
CONTACT ADDRESS
PHONE NUMBERS

So i can forward for processing of the release of funds to you as the
Investor and also send you the contact information of where the funds.
including my wife phone contacts


Kind Respect.

Sambo Dasuki Col Retd.

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