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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: jere eze <jere_eze13@yahoo.com.mx>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:15:46 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Mutual Trust..


Dear Friend,

I humbly wish to seek your assistance in a matter that is very important and needs utmost trust and confidence. I am Dr Jere Eze, a business consultant and close confidant of one of the ADC to Mr Laurent Kabilla,the late president of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The issue is this, the wife to one of the top government official and an oil royalist who served in Kabilla's regime wishes to move out from Lome-Togo,the sum of US$15.5million. She is very willing to invest the aforementioned sum in a viable investment overseas.

For obvious reasons, my client does not wish to place this fund with established financial institution in the family's name for security reasons. It is her desire that the deal be handled as quietly as possible without any leakage to the public or the incumbent government as they have suffered a great lost in the past.

She has therefore empowered and instructed me to look for a reliable foreigner who can arrange and receive the money into his or her account oversea and assist to invest the fund properly for the family.

If you agree to act as a fund manager for my client and her family, I shall arrange to release the sum of US$15.5Million to you if you meet my requirement and upon a favourable response from you. I shall let you know how you will receive it.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I to this effect.At the conclusion of this business you will be given 30% of the total amount,65% will for be for my client,while 5% will be for any expenses both parties might have incurred during the process,

Be informed that arrangements have been made for you to receive this fund any where you want the fund to be transfered for claim where you will sign the necessary documents for the release of the fund to your choice/designated bank account.

If you are capable and willing to participate in this transaction, reach me immediately.In any case, please keep it tight secret.After confirming your acceptance arrangements will be made on how the fund will leave.

As I anxiously await your soonest positive response.
Goodbye and GOD bless.
Best regards.
Dr Jere Eze




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