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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.Walter James''<infoofficemail@volny.cz>
Reply-To: waltjames01@yahoo.es
Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2017 03:23:51 -0500
Subject: Dear Friend


Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources Address=A0 =A0 FCDA S=
ecretariat, Garki City=A0 =A0 Abuja Phone=A0=A0=A0+234 9 314 1931 Fax=A0 =
=A0 =A0 +234 9 314 2532 http://www.fmard.gov.ng/ P.M.B. 135, Garki, Abuja, =
FCT Dear Friend It is with trust and confidence that i write to make this u=
rgent business proposal to you.i was assigned by two of my colleague to see=
k for a foreign partner who will assist us in providing a convenient foreig=
n account in any designated bank abroad for the transfer of us$35,500,000.0=
0 pending on our arrival in your country for utilization and disbursement w=
ith the owner of the account. this amount results from a deliberate inflati=
on of the value of a contract awarded by our ministry - the federal ministr=
y of agriculture (fma)to an expatriate company.the contract has been execut=
ed and payment made to the original contractor,remaining the over-invoiced =
amount of us$35.5 million,which we want to transfer the funds out the count=
ry in our favor for disbursement among ourselves.the transfer 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 t=
o 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 f=
or providing the account while 5% will be set aside for the expenses incurr=
ed during the cost of transfer of the fund into your account while 70% will=
be reserved for us. we hereby solicit for your assistance in providing a c=
onvenient account number in a designated bank abroad where this fund would =
be transferred.we intend coming over there on the completion of this transf=
er to secure our own share of the money. please note that we have been care=
ful and have made all arrangements towards the success and smooth transfer =
of the fund to your account before you. for security reasons and confidenti=
ality of this transaction, we demand that you should not expose this propos=
al and the entire transaction to anybody. we are putting so much trust in y=
ou with the hope that you would not betray us. or sit on this money when it=
is finally transferred into your account. Be rest assured that this transa=
ction is 100% risk free. if this proposal is acceptable to you,indicate you=
r interest by sending a email to us including your bank name & address,acco=
unt number,telephone and fax numbers. note:our former president olusegun ar=
emu obasanjo collaborated with the former chairman of the economic financia=
l crime commission , mallam nuhun ribadu to stop the junior ranks officers =
from transferring funds out of the country. he sent different publication t=
o many countries in the world as propaganda to discourage all government of=
ficials from transferring funds into an overseas account to avoid and save =
guides the countries economy. apparently, so that other government official=
s will not benefits from these( oil windfalls venture) where he has been a =
culprit alone with his aides.more details about this transaction will be gi=
ven to you as soon as we receive your positive respond. note that the parti=
cular nature of your company's business is irrelevant to this transaction. =
if this transaction interests you, your urgent response will be appreciated=
. yours faithfully, From Dr.Walter James=20

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