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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: "victor eze" <victor_eze45@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 14:10:11 +0000
Subject: please save my dear life.

Dear Jeez ,


kindly, permit me to inform you of my predicament though I apologise for any
inconveniences it might course you but I write you today based on the fact
that I 'm being left alone in this part of the world and I must not hesitate
to confide in you. I am VICTOR EZE. and the only child of late Mr and Mrs
EZE. my father was a very wealthy oil dealer here in Lome-TOGO before he was
poisoned by his business associates while I lost my mother five years ago in
a motor accident and my father took me so special because I am motherless.
before the death of my father on the 02/03/2002 in a private hospital here
in Lome-TOGO, he secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has
the sum of(USD$9 MILLION) deposited in a trunk box with my name as the
beneficary,in a security company in america. He also made me understand that
it was because of this money he was poisoned by his business associates
while on a business outing with them and he instructed me to look for a
foreign partner who will help me and invest it wisely in his country. The
purpose of this mail is to seek the transfer of this money to your account
before this people will kill me too as I am now hiding in a local hotel here
in Lome-Togo and I will compensate you with 40% of this money if we can
negotiate and reach a compromise because you will also assist me to invest
this money properly in any lucrative business in your country and l hope you
will not turn me down because I am counting on you for my dear life and the
most important thing to me is to get me a school there wherei will finsh up
my study ,and you promise to send to me a letter of invetation to join
you.I am

waiting anxiously to hear from you, My best regards to you and your family ,

VICTOR EZE

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