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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: "COL. DASUKI SAMBO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <col.samdasuki.ngarmy@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2018 17.03.45 +0200
Subject: Safe keep/investment

COL. DASUKI SAMBO
FORMER NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
I make this appeal with the hope that I can trust you to assist me secure my funds in an offshore account in Europe. The content of this mail are expressed in confidence and solely for your personal consideration. Where this does not conform with your interest, please indicate in your reply so that I will seek for the interest of someone else.
I am Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd), former national security adviser. I am using this medium to request for your assistance in transferring ownership of the sum of $28.8m presently invested in an offshore bank in Europe. The fund is proceed from over inflated military contract awarded during my time as the national security adviser.
Your assistance is needed to transfer ownership of this fund to you for mutual business investment in your country before the funds will be discoverd by the government. Thus far, the Nigerian government has not traced this account and it will remain so to the extent that this proposal remain confidential between us. I am offering you 20% of the total sum for your assistance, 80% will be mine. I assure you that this transaction is risk-free. More details will be availed to you upon your reply with required information and affirmation of your interest. As a former government official already facing financial trial against the government, I can not afford more scandals. You are also advised to act swiftly on this matter. If my proposal is accepted, then fill out the below with your details in your next reply.
Full names:
Home address:
Mobile phone number:
Occupation:
Age:
Marital status:
My lawyer will contact you upon your reply with requested details to prepare the necessary document that will give you access to the fund. I await your reply. Please send your reply to my confidential email address col.samdasuki.nigarmyrtd@gmail.com
Yours sincerely,
Col. Dasuki Sambo,
Nig. Army, Retired.
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