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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: "LAURENT SAUVAGE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <laurentsauvageconfidential@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 22:13:19 +0200
Subject: Re:Need Your Reply

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Dear </DIV>
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CONFIDING IN YOU AS PARTNER!</DIV>
<DIV>
I am Laurent Sauvage, Lawyer and World Bank Senior Auditor (based in Washington DC USA). World Bank in conjunction with the NNPC has appointed me to audit the financial books and records of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) from 2002 to 2012. Because there have been so many unclaimed and unpaid contract funds lying fallow and not paid for years, the World Bank together with the Federal Government of Nigeria has ordered the immediate audit review of all financial books and records of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC including contract papers between 2002 – 2012 to ascertain reason or reasons why these numerous contract funds are not paid. In the course of my audit and accounting investigation at the Petroleum Corporation as World Bank Appointed Independent Auditor, one of the unclaimed numerous contract funds amounting to multi-million US Dollars caught my attention. The contract has been long executed and the contract payment approved and ready for r
elease but the foreign expatriate
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The Corporation has approved the payment to be released via the Corporation's Offshore Bankers in USA, JP Morgan Chase Bank New York. I need your partnership to claim the contract fund. I shall present you to Corporation as his Associate or Representative to receive the contract fund while I take charge of the processing as I have all the original legal copies of the contract documents needed to legally process the contract fund payment successfully to you as a Representative or Associate to the deceased original contractor, HANSEN-LEE BUCKER. I will present you as his Associate or Representative and I will back it up with the Original Contract documents at my disposal and the fund will be release to us while we share it accordingly in a percentage that will be good both of us.</DIV>
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I will give you my details and further details of the Contract once I receive your response. Send me your personal details such as full names, address, phone numbers/fax and Occupation to enable us start processing the release of the contract fund payment in your name as I have all legal contract documents to back it up.</DIV>
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I wait for your reply. Send your REPLY directly to me via; laurentsauvage@gmx.com </DIV>
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Regards,</DIV>
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Laurent Sauvage</DIV>
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Lawyer &amp; World Bank Senior Audit</DIV>
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Direct; + 1 202 558 4569</DIV>
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laurentsauvage@gmx.com</DIV>
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laurentsauvage@qq.com</DIV>
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