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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: "ahmed adamu" <ahme_dadamu@msn.com>
Reply-To: ah_medadamu@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 17:50:22 +0000
Subject: URGENT AND CONFFIDENTIAL




DEAREST ,

MY NAME IS DR AHMED ADAMU, PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT ALLIED BOND BANK..
I AM WRITING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK(WILLIAM BARNES,OF
AMERICA)WHO PERISHED IN THE PLANE CRASH OF 31 OCTOBER 1999
[WITH EGYPTIAN AIRLINE 990] WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ABOARD AS YOU CAN SEE FROM
THE
WEBSITE BELOW : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/world/americas/502503.stm

SIR, SINCE THE DEMISE OF WILLIAM BARNES, I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH KEEN
INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN
BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO
CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF USD10M,[TEN MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS]WHICH HAS BEEN WITH OUR BANK HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

ON THIS NOTE, I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE NEXT
OF KIN.AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO PUT
CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS FUNDS. THE BANKING
REGULATION HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY FOR
MORE THAN SIX YEARS.AFTER SIX YEARS,THE MONEY WILL BE CALLED BACK TO THE
BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.

IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY COUNTRY'S FOREIGN TRADEMISSION
AFTER I WAS CONVINCED IN MY MIND THAT YOUR NAME/COMPANY COULD BE USED AS THE
NEXT OF KIN TO THIS CLAIM.. THE REQUEST FOR A FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF KIN IN
THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER
AND A NIGERIAN CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER..

I AGREED THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER IN
RESPECT OF PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT WHILE 10% WILL TAKE CARE OF ANY EXPENSES
THAT MIGHT BE INCURRED IN THE PROCESS OF EFFECTING THE TRANSFER AND THE REST
WILL BE FOR ME.
THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR
RETIREMENT.

UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE, I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL A
DRAFT APPLICATION OF CLAIM WHICH YOU WILL SEND TO THE BANK AS THE NEXT OF
KIN AND THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE.

I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE AND
THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THEWHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT HAS
BEEN PERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER.

PLEASE REPLY TO MY
PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS : ah_medadamu@yahoo.com
HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU.
REGARDS,
DR Ahmed Adamu
PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL : ah_medadamu@yahoo.com


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