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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: smv414@wkm1.owncloud.arvixe.com
Date: Sun, 06 Jul 2014 10:09:55 -0700
Subject: ANY WORKABLE CONDITION FOR OUR SUCCESS WILL BE APPRECIATED

Hello Dear,

My name is Engineer Shedrack Moses. I am the immediate past Group
Managing Director (GMD) of National Petroleum Corporation. I got your
contact from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and The Ministry of
International Industry and felt to write you. I need your mutual
understanding as man is God to man towards your assistance to enable me
transfer US$20.5 Million dollars over there for my proposed investment.
I am also aware that nothing go for nothing and I believe it will be
favorable to both of us if sincerity and trust will be maintained
between us.

The money is part of the oil sales profits from our last year 2013 over
excess oil sales. I have already submitted annual report for last year
(2013) to the minister, and they did not notice the excess profits we
made. I deposited the US$20.5 Million dollars in an escrow account
without a beneficiary (Anonymous), to avoid any trace and I cannot be
directly connected to this money because I still work with the
Corporation as adviser to the minister. So, I need your kind assistance
to help me transfer this money.

I wholeheartedly offer you 40% of this money as my foreign partner, 10%
for whatever that might come across as expenses and 50% would be for me
pending when I come over, so far the confidence and trust I need from
you will be maintain. There is no risk involved because it will be a
bank-to-bank transfer.

All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing
this transaction go through. If you will be capable and willing to help,
kingly reply through my confidentially email address: -
shedrackmoses188@yahoo.com for more details on how it will safely go
through.

Sincerely,
Engr. Shedrack Moses

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