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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: gen_olayinka2001@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 12:22:53 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?A=20NEED=20FOR=20PARTNER=2E?=

A NEED FOR PARTNER.
REF. NUMBER OKL/ 7411026/3.
BATCH. NUMBER A2- 9-KT05-3.

ATTN:
DEAR SIR/MADAM,

I WISH THE BEST IN LIFE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY,AND I HOPE YOU WILL RECEIVE
THIS MAIL IN GOOD SPIRIT AND RESPOND QUICKLY WITH UTMOST SECRECY AND CONFIDENTIALITY,
I GOT YOUR ADDRESS THROUGH MY PERSONAL SEARCH FOR RELIABLE PERSON THAT CAN
HELP ME IN SECURING THE SAFE KEEPING OF THE FUND TILL MY ARRIVAL IN YOUR
COUNTRY.

MY NAME IS GEN.OLAYINKA LAWAL (RTD), I WAS THE CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF TO
FORMER LATE PRESIDENT SANNI ABACHA OF NIGERIA. PLEASE PROTECT THIS MAIL
FOR THE SAFETY OF MY LIFE AND THAT OF MY FAMILY TO AVOID US BEING TOTURED
OR KILLED BY CERTAIN GOVERMENT SECRET AGENTS.

YOU KNOW MY COUNTRY NIGERIA IS VERY RICH IN OIL AND GOLD WITH MY POSITION
AS FORMER CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF I HAVE ACCUMULATED SO MUCH GOLD AND OIL
RESOURCES WHICH I HAD SOLD TO THE TUNE OF $42 MILLION U.S.DOLLAR, FOURTY
TWO MILLION U.S.DOLLAR OVER THE YEARS AND IT IS THIS FUND THAT I WANT TO
MOVE TO YOU FOR SAFE KEEPING.

THE FUNDS ARE IN BOXES IN DOLLAR DENOMINATION.ALL I NEEDED FROM YOU IS TO
FURNISH ME WITH YOUR PARTICULARS:

(1) YOUR FULL NAME.
(2) YOUR AGE
(3) YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER.
(4) YOUR MARITAL LIFE
(5) YOUR COMPANY AND RESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES.
(6) YOUR FIRST PAGE OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT

THEN IT WOULD BE SEND TO YOU THROUGH DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE WITH YOUR
NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY WITHIN FEW DAYS, PLEASE WOULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR
TO RECEIVE THIS FUND FOR ME? ELSE THE GOVERNMENT IN POWER WILL SEIZE THE
FUND AND PLUNDER IT.

IF YOU ARE CAPABLE AND KNOW THAT YOU WILL TRULY AND HONESTLY HELP ME, WRITE
ME NOW, TIME IS NO MORE ON MY SIDE. I WILL GIVE YOU 20% OF THE FUND AND
I WILL COME TO YOUR COUNTRY TO TAKE MY PART AND EXTEND A FRIENDLY HAND.

PLEASE BEAR IT IN MIND THAT THIS FUND IS NOT LOANED OR STOLEN MONEY BUT
RATHER A HARD EARNED MONEY. JUST FOR YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS BUSINESS IS 100%
PERCENT RISK FREE.

BEST REGARDS,
GENERAL OLAYINKA LAWAL(RTD).

N:B PLEASE YOU CAN REPLY ME BACK TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS: gen_olayinka1999@tiscali.it
or gen_olayinka1998@zwallet.com



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