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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: "Miss Tinubu" <ms_tinubu@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 08:21:57 -0700
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE URGENTLY

GOOD DAY AND COMPLIMENTS

I AM MISS. YEMI TINUBU 25YRS OLD,THE DAUGHTER OF THE PRESENT EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA, SENATOR AHMED BOLA TINUBU. I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION THE SUM OF TWELVE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS $12,000,000.00}, AND THE TOP LIST OF MY PRIORITY IS WHERE TO INVEST THIS MONEY OUTSIDE MY COUNTRY. "REASON BEST KNOWN TO ME" .

I URGENTLY NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING A RELIABLE GENUINE TRADE OR COMPANY WHERE I CAN INVEST THE FUND AND IMMEDIATELY MEET YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR SETTLEMENT. PLEASE I WILL KINDLY WELCOME YOUR ADVICE TOO.

I AM EXPECTING YOUR URGENT MAIL REPONSE. I NEED YOUR SUPPORT AND URGENT REPONSE. I HAVE RESIGNED MY APPOINTMENT IN THE STATE MINISTRY BECAUSE OF THE INVESTMENT.


THE $12M IS OUT OF NIGERIA AND PRESENTLY DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY VAULT. DETAILS WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU REPLY THIS MAIL.VIA MY DIRECT CONTACT MAIL ADDRESS ms_tinubu@yahoo.com

YOUR SINCERELY

MISS .YEMI TINUBU.




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