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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: frankosademe@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 23:31:42 -0700
Subject: CLASSIFIED

MY NAME IS MR FRANK OSADEME,A MEMEBER OF THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL
CRIMES COMMISSION OF NIGERIA(EFCC)UNDER THE HELM OF RTD POLICE OFFICER
MALLAM NUHU RIBADU.
OUR COMMISSION IS SADDLED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF UPENDING THOSE
CONTRACTORS WHO FAILED TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS AWARDED THEM AND THOSE WHO
ARE INVOLVED IN MONEY LAUNDERING.RECENTLY,WE UPENDED ONE MR IBRAHIM
GWARZO,A MEMBER OF THE LOWER HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY,WHO AWARDED A GHOST CONTRACT

WORTH $32,545,000M USD TO A MR PETER WHO DOES NOT EXIST IN THIS WORLD
NEITHER IN THE NEXT TO COME.MR GWARZO HAS ALSO PAID THIS MONEY INTO AN
ACCOUNT IN COTONOU IN THE NAME OF THIS NON-EXISTING MR PETER.(NAME OF
BANK WITHELD FOR SECURITY REASONS).VIEWING THIS AS OUR TIME OF FORTUNE,I

AND THREE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION KEPT THIS AS A SECRET TO OURSELVES
AND DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU,
YOU MAY SAY THOSE THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO QUASH CRIMES ARE GETTING
INVOLVED THEMSELVES,I AM SORRY TO SAY THIS IT IS BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMY

SITUATION IN MY COUNTRY AND I HAVE GOT KIDS TO RAISE.
WE CONTACTED YOU IN ORDER TO PRESENT YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS
SAID ACCOUNT,BECAUSE THIS MONEY CAN ONLY BE REMITTED TO A FOREIGNER,WHICH
WILL ENABLE YOU TO CLAIM THIS MONEY AFTER WE MUST
HAVE PRESENTED YOU AS THE BONAFIDE ACCOUNT OWNER TO THE BANK IN COTONOU.

I DEMAND YOU FORWARD TO ME YOUR SINCERE AND HONEST INTEREST WHICH WILL
SPUR ME TO START ACQUIRING OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS IN YOUR NAME THROUGH
OFFICIAL PROTOCOL,BEFORE YOU COULD COME OVER TO CLAIM THIS MONEY.
FURTHERMORE THE SHARING RATIO AFTER THIS DEAL IS DONE GOES THUS:70%
FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES;25% FOR YOU
AND 5% FOR EXPENSES INCURRED DURING TRANSACTIONS.
AGAIN LET ME ASSURE YOU THAT RISK INVOLVEMENT IN THIS DEAL HAVE BEEN
PROPERLY HANDLED BEFORE CONTACTING YOU.
I WILL ALSO LIKE TO GET THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM YOU.
1)YOUR FULL NAMES
2)DATE OF BIRTH
3)NATIONALITY
4)HOME ADDRESS
5)PHONE NUMBER(PRIVATE)
6)THE NAME OF THE BANK YOU BANK WITH
7)OCCUPATION
LASTLY,ALL REPLIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS:frankosademe@mixmail.com.THANKS
AND GOD BLESS AS I AWAIT YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR FRANK OSADEME.


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