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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: isaiah Lawrence <isaiah_lawrence2003@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2015 08:13:17 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: ACCOUNT PROVISION FOR US$475.9M DOLLARS.


.Attn:Sir/Madam,
 
                    ACCOUNT PROVISION FOR US$475.9M DOLLARS.

 Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and if it might offend you without your prior  consent and writing through this channel.  i am writing following the information gathered about you through our external affairs information board and wish you are capable and reliable to champion this business opportunity with me. i was simply inspired and motivated to pick your name and contact from many names listed because i know for sure, you will never betray me when the fund is transferred to you.
 
These fund was discovered from the money deposited with Eko bank here in Nigeria, to settle the depths owned to the passed foreign contractors that executed contracts in Africa, a very huge amount of money was set outside in the suspense account to take care of the depths owned to all foreign contractors that executed contracts in Africa. this account was created after the economic of west African states (Ecowas) meeting held last month January 2015, in the federal capital territory (Abuja), an organization called "Ecowas foreign contractors fund monitoring unit" was inaugurated to monitor the fund to make sure the depths are paid to different contractors before the end of this first quarter of the year 2015.
 
I am sending this proposition to you for us to champion the transaction together  after going through your profile i decided to bring this transaction to your knowledge because i know you are capable to champion the project with me for our mutual benefits with what i saw in your profile and i know you will not betray me when the fund is transferred to any account you will nominate that will accommodate this sum (us$475.9m) without any interference from any quarter.
 
Please in your response to this proposition, you should indicate your full interest to assist champion the project, by applying to the chairman Ecowas foreign contractors fund monitoring unit Eko bank Nigeria to enable text of application be send to you in order to fill the needed information and send back to this office, so that an immediate processing and approval of contract payment will be made in your favor to enable your name be included among the owned foreign contractors that has been scheduled for payment before the end of this first quarter of year 2015
 
I will forward to you my personal international passport and some other vital documents to proof to you the geniality and legitimacy of the transaction when i receive your response that you are ready to work with me to achieve this aim.
 
Yours Sincerely,

Dr.Quamel Owusu Yeboah.(Chairman)
chairman Ecowas contract fund monitoring unit.
Eko bank Nigeria.


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