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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. ED. Edwin Zaba" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <edzaba88@vivaldi.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 06:45:35 +0800
Subject: commission

Mr. ED. Edwin Zaba
NEPAD Head Office
Sanlam Center
Johannesburg


Attention: CEO/Managing Director

I am Mr. ED. Edwin Zaba, the Head of Operations Unit; Diamond Producers of Africa (DPA) under The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD).I requests your co-operation in this confidential project of cash money amounting to total sum of Fifty-Two Million but we will first move out Twenty Million into your facility before the remaining Thirty-two Million.

My colleague and I secured this fund during the course of our duty in the case of Six Hundred-Million Dollars Conflict Diamond in Angola, The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sierra Leone and Liberia. Our duty covers many financial activities/responsibility. Due to our sensitive position and civil code of conduct, which does not allow us to own or operate foreign bank accounts and many other rigorously benchmark, we seek your cooperation in this deal to externalize this fund.

We will provide you with the necessary logistics for this project if you are interested in this deal, I will give you all the documentations including details for the transaction. I want to assure/guarantee you that this deal has been structured for a hitch free and successful transaction without any risk. The fund is not a governmental fund and untraceable by any persons. This transaction will be structured with legal documentation to cover the fund; met with all international regulations regarding fund transfer.

Finally, I will give you a quarter of the total sum as your commission for your corporation.

While I waits for your reply along with your details. Indicate your interest and reply to my personal email: edzaba88@vivaldi.net

Yours sincerely.

Mr. ED. Edwin Zaba
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