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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: "PETER BARNES" <info@africadevelopment-bank.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 11:41:05 +0000
Subject: ENQUIRY ON INVESTING WITH YOUR COMPANY

PETER BARNES
FOREIGN REMMITANCE DEPARTMENT
AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK
HEADQURTERS ABUJA.

INVESTMENT ENQUIRY ON BEHALF OF MY CLIENT.
Dear sir,

In view of the urgent and private nature of our intentions to go into a
joint investment programme with your establishment, I am soliciting your
humble attentions to this matter as we will like to discuss the terms and
conditions of this investment policies before we can commence with
the perfection of documentations that will assume your venture the
beneficiary of the investment funds.

l am mr peter barnes,manager of foreing remmitance african development
bank.i am the accounts officer to one of my customer(taylor family)who has
in their disposal the sum of fivemillion united states dollars that they
wish for your venture`s co operation in securing and investing these funds
into the financial system of your state for the required period of time we
will agree on.

I will also like you to treat this my humble request with integrity and
confidentiality as the economic situation in my clients nation demands that
we secure and invest those funds now without delay. Please be fast to
forward your mobile phone number, and direct faxline so that we can
communicate with you without further delay together with your establishment
own proposals.

Thanks and always remain blessed.

PETER BARNES


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