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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: "greg john" <gregjohn16@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 23:03:50 -0500
Subject: INVESTMENT

FROM:GREG JOHN

PLEASE REPLY WITH THIS ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESSES ONLY:gregjohn1@walla.com
,gregjohn@fastermail.com



RE:INVESTMENT
-------------

DEAR FRIEND,

THIS LETTER MAY COME TO YOU AS A SUPRISE,BUT THIS IS REAL.I GOT YOUR NAME
FROM A WEBSITE WHEN I WAS IN SEARCH OF A PERSON OR COMPANY WHO WILL ASSIST
ME IN TRANSFERING THIS FUND INTO HIS/HER ACCOUNT.

I AM THE AUDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK(ADB) AND I WOULD
WANT TO DO THIS QUICK BUSINESS WITH YOU.

THERE IS THIS DORMANT ACCOUNT IN MY BANK WITH A CREDIT BALANCE OF US$25.8
MILLION, WHICH,IF I MUST REPEAT, HAS BEEN DORMANT FOR SOME YEARS NOW.

ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION,I DISCOVERED THAT THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT,ONE MR
MICHEAL MOORE, A FOREIGNER, DIED IN AN AIR CRASH THAT INVOLVED KENYA AIRWAYS
SOME YEARS AGO AND HE HAD DEPOSITED THIS MONEY PRIVATELY.
SINCE THEN, NO ONE HAS COME OVER TO CLAIM THE MONEY AND WE ON OUR PART
HAVE SEARCHED FOR HIS NEXT OF KIN BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY TILL DATE.
NOW I WANT TO USE YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO CLAIM THE FUND SINCE THE
BANK IS WILLINGLY READY TO PAY THE FUND TO THE NEXT OF KIN, WITH A PROPER
EVIDENCE.

ON MY OWN PART,I WILL BE A BRIDGE SORT OF, SO THAT THE NECCESSARY
DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BACK UP THIS CLAIM WILL BE PROVIDED AND WE WILL SEE THE
LIGHT OF THE DAY.

WHAT I NEED FROM YOU IS TO USE YOUR NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN , GET THE
DOCUMENTATION AND TRANSFER THE FUNDS TO YOUR ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.ONCE YOU
FALL IN LINE, I WILL SUPPLY THE BANK WITH ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION
THAT THE BANK MAY NEED FOR EASY APPROVAL OF THE FUNDS FOR TRANSFER IN
YOUR FAVOUR.

AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL REMITTANCE OF THE FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT OVERSEAS,
I WILL DESTROY ALL THE DOCUMENTS INVOLVED, INCLUDING THE COMPUTER
DISKETTES.

YOU ARE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE 35% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR PROVIDING YOUR
ACCOUNT,NAME,ETC.,WHILE 60% WILL BE FOR ME AND 5% WILL BE MAPPED OUT TO
COVER SUNDRY EXPENSES THAT WE MAY INCURE IN THIS TRANSACTION.
I WILL LIKE TO INVEST MY OWN SHARE IN
STOCKS,HOTELS,AGRICULTURE,IMPORT/EXPORT,REAL ESTATE,ETC.WHICH I BELEIVE THAT
YOU WILL ASSIST ME IN THAT.

MY ASSURANCE IS THAT THERE IS NO RISK WHATSOEVER INVOLVED IN THIS
TRANSACTION.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED,KINDLY SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO ENABLE
ME SUBMIT SAME TO THE APPORPRIATE QUARTERS FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE FUND
IN YOUR NAME:

1.NAME AND ADDRESS OF YOUR BANK,TEL,FAX
2.YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER
3.YOUR PRIVATE MOBILE TEL.NO/FAX NO.

FOR SECURITY REASONS,PLEASE REPLY ME ONLY THROUGH THIS PRIVATE EMAIL
ADDRESSES:gregjohn1@walla.com ,gregjohn@fastermail.com
, ACTION WILL COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY
WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY.

YOURS SINCERELY,

MR. GREG JOHN
gregjohn1@walla.com ,gregjohn@fastermail.com



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