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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: "Dr.Evans Egobia" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drevansegobia04@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2017 19:15:27 -0500
Subject: Get Back To Me..5

Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Address FCDA Secretariat, Garki, Abuja - Nigeria
Phone +234 9 314 1931
Fax +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 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 transfer of us$35,500,000.00 pending on our arrival in your country for utilization and disbursement as we

will agree on a sharing ration. This amount results from a deliberate inflation of the value of a contract awarded by the

Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources to a foreign company. The contract has been executed and payment made

to the original contractor, remaining the over-invoiced amount of us$35.5 million, which we want to transfer out of the

country for our mutual benefits. The transfer of the aforementioned amount can only be possible with the help of a

foreigner, who will be presented as the Sub-Contractor`s 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), you will benefits

from an agreed 10% of the total sum, this will be for accepting t present your name or company as the Bonifide beneficiary

of the said $35M, while 5% will be set aside for documentations that will accord you recognition during the cost of

transfer of the fund into your bank account while 85% will be reserved for us (I and my two partners).

We hereby solicit for your assistance in providing convenient bank account information in a designated bank abroad where

this fund would be transferred. Please note that we intend coming over to where the funds is transferred upon completion,

to secure our own share of the money, and please we will appreciate your advise on a suitable business for a possible

investment, to avoid any anti money Laundering agencies coming after us.

Please note that we have been careful and have made all arrangements towards the success and smooth transfer of the fund to

your account, and for security reasons and confidentiality of this transaction, we demand that you should not expose this

proposal and the entire transaction to anybody, now and after.

We are putting so much trust in you with the hope that you would not betray us by sitting on the money when it is finally

transferred into your account. However, be rest assured that this transaction is 100% risk free, because the funds has been

safeguarded over the years and we have done our home work adequately for a hitch free transfer. If this proposal is

acceptable to you, please indicate your interest by sending a return email to us by a way of acceptance, and we will send

you more details on how to proceed with a memorandum of understanding to be sign by both parties and to give us a legal

backing. note: The Presidency is collaborated with the chairman of the Economic Financial Crime Commission, trying to stop

other government officials from transferring funds out of the country, they sent different publications across the globe to

discourage all government officials from transferring funds abroad, this is a mere propaganda, it is known here as a

government sponsored propaganda in pretence to protect Nigerian`s economy, apparently, so that other government officials

will not benefits from these (oil windfalls venture) where they have been a culprit alone with their chosen aides and

families members More details about this transaction will be send to you as soon as we receive a positive response. Note:

The actual nature of your company's business is irrelevant to this transaction and if this transaction interests you, your

urgent response will be appreciated.


Yours faithfully,

Dr.Evans Egobia

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