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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: "Christopher Adams" <adamsonchris@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 12:27:56 +0000
Subject: REPLY IMMEDIATELY

FROM THE DESK OF
THE CHIEF AUDITOR GENERAL
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WORKS
AND HOUSING LAGOS NIGERIA
EMAIL:adamsonchris58@yahoo.com
Attn:Request for business partnership
Dear Confidant,
My purpose of contacting you is to seek for your assistance for a business that needs a foreign partner to execute.
I am the chief Auditor General to the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing  (FMWH) intending to retire from service after putting in many years of service in the ministry.  meanwhile, on behalf of myself and colleagues in the ministry we solicit for your assistance for a confidential business proposal that require a foreign partner to execute and appeal that you will spare a thought on this letter for better understanding of needed urgency not minding that we have neither met in person nor discussed it in the past.
However, on behalf of my colleagues and myself, we have concluded  arrangement of transfering the sum of US$30million (Thirty million united states dollars) to an account of a credible and trustworthy foreign partner that can assist and provide us with a bank account in any part of the world where the above sum of US$30million  will be transfered,so based on that we seek your assistance to provide us with an account where this money will be transfered to.
Nature / source of the fund.
This money emanated from the over-invoiced contract payment awarded to a foreign firm by Federal Ministry of Works and Housing  last year for the supply of erection and system optimization of super polyore 200.000 bpsp system optimization of 210,000 monax plant and computerization of oil conveyor for port harcourt refinery (phref).Actually the original contractor has been paid the original sum of US$150million , so the remaining sum of US$30million  which was inflated by me and my colleagues in the corporation is what we want to transfer.meanwhile, we allowed the money to remain concealed in the special account of Federal Ministry of Works and Housing (FMWH) with the central bank of Nigeria pending the time we get a reliable and trustworthy foreign partner who will assist to provide account where this money will be transfered,in this regard we demand the following information from you to commence the transfer of the fund into your account.
(1)name and address of your bank
(2)account number and account name
(3)tel. and fax number of your bank
(4)personal phone & fax number to reach you at need         
(5)office phone and fax number
(6)name and address of your company
In line with the Nigeria constitutional laws guilding civil servant (code of conduct bureau) no civil servant in nigeria is permitted to operate a foreign account, secondly, we can not withdraw this money locally here in Nigeria  as  it has been regarded and approved as funds due for payment to a foreign firm.
We have concluded arrangement for the successful transfer of the fund into your  account. meanwhile, on receipt of this fund into your account you will be entitled to 30% of the fund 60% for me and my partner here 10% has been mapped out for miscelleanous expenses that both party might incurred during the transaction.
Kindly indicate your interest by contacting me on the above email
address  or my alternate email address at: adamsonchris58@yahoo.com
Please note also that this business is 100 % risk free from either both side now and in future and the business also demand secrecy from either both side. hence, the business is also expected to be successfully concluded within 14 working days upon the receipt of
your bank details.
Due regards.
Dr.Christopher Adams
Chief Auditor General(FMWH)

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