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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: Tony Eluemunor <tonyeluemunor@ymail.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2012 19:29:01 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: BUSINES PROPOSAL


We would like to develop business relations with you by establishing a trust agreement whereby you shall hold, manage, invest and distribute all assets received from us in trust and the proceeds there from, under the term of trust agreement.
I am Tony Elumunor I am the media assistant to the former Governor  of Delta State James Onanefe Ibori an influential politician . Before his arrest in Dubai on the 13 of may 2010 (news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8680569.stm), he was able to use his diplomatic status to move the sum of $50 Million and presently deposited in a private security company for safe keeping, these boxes of money were air freighted as artifacts and photographic materials. My client, because of his present situation cannot be physically involved in the management of this money, hence he will do this by way of proxy and fiduciary agent in order to avoid more probe by present democratic government in Nigeria.
    I am requesting your assistance as trusted and reliable friend to help secure investment programs available. You should be aware that you and your associate will manage the complete process and escort our fiduciary agent through the various procedures.
If the above is workable for you and your associates, I would be glad to forward our standard discretionary asset management agreement for you to look and make
any necessary amendment if any. This agreement, we hope is to ensure the safety of funds and consolidate the relationship.
 To ensure the success of this transaction it should be handled with utmost secrecy and confidentiality
    I await your urgent response on this  email
Best regard
Tony Elumunor

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