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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: "Mr. Don Foster" <arvaigabor@t-online.hu>
Reply-To: mrr.donfoster@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 13:15:35 +0200
Subject: ATTACHED-VIDEO". GREAT News For Our Future Security /



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Attention dear friend,
I hope this letter finds you well.

If you can handle the experiment as shown in the Attached Video we
will work together for future benefits. First and foremost, I will
send $250,000 [Two Hundred and fifty thousand-USD] worth of the
attached "GREENISH CARDS” to your address for cleaning and confirming
the authenticity of the money realized through this process with your
bank before we proceed. (View attached Video).


I have Ten Million Dollars-US worth of the attached Greenish-Cards all
in $100 Bill note although the video shown was with $20 Bill. These
Cards are original USA dollars bills coated/ defaced with greenish
substance for successfully delivery out of my country, and for
profitable investment in your country. Hence I am still an active
politician, and so long I cannot do Bank transfer of this money to any
outside bank account because we are not allowed by Law to operate a
foreign account. My Chinese scientist used this greenish-coated means
to move the fund abroad. Coating of the funds with greenish substance
does not make it fake. Actually, the entire coated funds if cleaned
will amount to US$10-Million. I contacted you because I can easily
ship these Cards successfully to your address without REQUEST from you
to contribute “A CENT OF DOLLARS. All I want is your trust and
transparent honesty to abide positively. On 1st February, 2016 I
shipped $6-Million worth of these Cards for cleaning to someone I
meant to have establishments with but along the line he disappointed
me. He cleaned the entire money and ran away with it and his
whereabouts is still unknown till date. I have found it difficult to
trust again but I just want to GIVE you a try.


CONCERNING THE CLEANING CHEMICAL CALLED "SPRAY-CODE: The Airline that
delivers the Cards, which also supposed to convey the Spray-Code
refused in the sense that, it was classified as NOT AIR WORTHY. On
this note, it cannot be transported from Country to Country. Which is
the more reason I write to ask If you any idea about handling the
production of dangerous-flammable chemicals? If you do, I will send
you the formula to prepare the chemical [Spray-Code] all by yourself
and in your House for use in cleaning these GREENISH CARDS. But on
the other hands, if you have no idea of chemical mixtures, I suggest
you forget about it in view not to set the entire city ablaze. The
production process of this cleaning chemical called "Spray-Code" is
dangerous, but when finally prepared, it is human friendly, no fumes,
odorless, colorless, non-repugnant, non-repulsive, non-corrosive, and
non-flammable.



Alternatively, when you have no idea of chemical productions there is
a Spray Code sales company in your country, which I can link you to
get a cheap one we can start with. A survey has it that Cards Worth
$250,000.00 , which is meant for a start can be cleaned by a Spray
Code worth of $2,000 [Two Thousand Dollars only]. ["The name and
contact of the Spray Code Company withheld by me pending your
acceptance of my offer.] The Spray-Code Company use two days to
deliver any items bought from them. I will reward you with 30% of the
$10-Million, while 70% still comes back to me, which you will assist
me invest in any lucrative business in your Country. There is no risk
factor in this as far as I can guarantee. I want us to start this low
key, little by little, which means get the "spray code of $2000, while
I shipped the CARDS worth $250,000 [Two Hundred and fifty
thousand-USD] to by clean by you and use the money to purchase bigger
quantity of the spray code for cleaning of the entire fund of
$10-Million.


I understand that you may feel somewhat discouraged, but I ask that
you reconsider before resigning; take note, in my many years as a
successful businessman, I learned best during those times when things
went tough; is really the time of breakthrough if you never give up.
And I have some advice you may find valuable. I think you have a
natural talent which is an asset to us as co-worker in this project.



VERY IMPORTANT WARNING: Do not ever request that I should send you the
CARDS first before you buy the Spray-Code because the chemical
combination of the spray code production statistics determines the
temperature the Cards will be shipped to you for maximum enhancement.
On the other hands, when you buy the little spray code, the company
will issue you a receipt of payment which contends the chemical
production combination of the Spray Code. That alone will guide me on
how to ship the 250k Card to your address. The reason being that, once
you get the SPRAY CODE, you are required to check on the "instruction
manual" , Copy out the Chemical-Combination-Code and send across to
me, as that will enable us fine-tune the CARDS-storage facility to
tally with the Spray-Code Chemical-Combination for effectiveness
during the cleaning process. Spray Codes varies in chemical -
combination - Codes for certain chemical reasons.

If you are in agreement, kindly send the following below while i guide
on the Chemical Company to contact to get the Small Spray Code for a
Start,

[A] Your Name
[B] Your Phone
[C] Your address
[C] A copy of your identification


Should you have any idea to decline this offer, kindly delete all our
email communication as that may tarnish my humble image? I will send
you my profile on getting your response; no third party is needed on
this as we do not know who to trust. I trust only you for this.

I greatly appreciate the time taken to read this letter and look
forward to your urgent response in addressing the matter squarely.



Sincerely,


Mr. Don Foster

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