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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Sunday Afolabi" <koladeviss@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:28:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: To Your Attention.

To Your Attention.

My committee, Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) Under,
Federal Ministry of Tourism, Culture.awarded a contract to a German
Contractor, the contract is for developments of Nigerian Tourist-site in
Akwa Ibom State And Rivers States here in Nigeria.

This contract was officially assigned to be awarded and executed by two
foreign contractors at the tune of US$560m but in the course of my
negotiation,I bargained with only one foreign contractor, a German firm
which now executed the contract at the cost of US$500m and the German firm
is now scouring their payment leaving the remaining US$60M floating in the
escrow account of the paying Bank here to the benefits of me the contract
award chairman and unknown to the contractor and any other person in my
Ministry, This contract has been satisfactorily executed.

I seek your assistant to use your Name or company to secure the remaining
payment of $60m,I will be ready to give 35% of the money after the
transaction,while 65% will be for me, If you are interested please kindly
reply me.

Yours Sincerely,

Dr Sunday Afolabi.
+234-805 763 0918
Chairman Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC).
Note that this email is sent to you like this in other to keep it out 3rd
party




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