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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: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 14:02:07 +0000
Subject: SEEKING FOR INVESTMENT PARTNER.

PETER BARNES
FOREIGN REMMITANCE DEPARTMENT
AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK
4/5 CRESENT AVE
ABUJA.

INVESTMENT ENQUIRY ON BEHALF OF MY CLIENT
customer service,
24th august 2005
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 termsand conditions of this investment policies before we
cancommence with the perfection of documentations that will assume your
venturethe beneficiary of the investment funds.

l am mr peter barnes,manager of foreing remmitance african development
bank.i am the accounts officer to the taylor family who has in their
disposal the sum of five million 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 ca
communicate with you without further delay together with your establishment
own proposals.

Thanks and always remain blessed.

PETER BARNES


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