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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: elvis_coke8@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 15:43:50 -0700
Subject: HELLO

Dear Friend,
I write to seek your cooperation as my foreign partner
and your assistance to enable us to own properties and
invest in the stable economy of your country. I
apologize if this mail does not suit your personal or
business ethics.

My names are Dr. elvis c. Doddi. We are making this
venture proposal to you in strict confidence. As a
senior civil servants in the Government, our civil
service laws (Code of Conduct bureau) forbid us to
own a foreign account. The money we have in our
possession is an overdue payment bill totaling
Twenty Six Million, Four Hundred and Twenty Six
Thousand US Dollars (US$26,426,000.00) which we
want to transfer abroad with the assistance and
co-operation of a company/or an individual to
receive the said funds, via a reliable Bank Account.

If you will like to assist us as a partner, then
indicate your interest after which we shall both
discuss on the modalities. All other information to
facilitate the remittance of the funds will be
revealed to you in due course. For your assistance,
you shall receive 30% amounting to US$7,927,800.00
of the US$26.426M, 60% amounting to US$15,855,600
for us and 10% amounting to US$2,642,600 will be used
to settle taxation and other miscellaneous expenses in
the course of transferring the funds to your account.

Please indicate your direct telephone and direct fax
number when replying this business proposal preferably
through my alternative address:elvis_coke1@yahoo.co.uk
will call you when necessary. If you are not
interested,
please also indicate so that it will enable me to
contact
other foreign partner with recommendations to carry
out
this deal.

A swift acknowledgment on the receipt of this mail
will
be appreciated. Thank you and stay bless you.

Best regards,
Dr. elvis c. Doddi.


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