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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: "Engr. M.C Eneh" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <engrmceneh@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2015 15:52:33 -0700
Subject: To You .....62.101.97.104

>From Engr. M.C Eneh
 
Dear Friend
 
it is with trust and confidence that i write to make this urgent business
proposal to you. I was assigned by two of my colleague to seek for a foreign
partner who will assist us in providing a convenient foreign account in any
designated bank abroad for the transfer of us$35,500,000.00 pending on our
arrival in your country for utilization and disbursement with the owner of
the account.
 
This amount results from a deliberate inflation of the value of a contract
awarded by our ministry - the federal ministry of agriculture (FMA) to an
expatriate company. The contract has been executed and payment made to the
original contractor, remaining the over-invoiced amount of us$35.5 million,
which we want to transfer the funds out the country in our favour for
disbursement among ourselves. the transfer of this money can only be possible
with the help of a foreigner who will be presented as the beneficiary of the
fund.
 
As government officials, we are not allowed to operate foreign
accounts, and this is the reason why we decided to contact you. we have agreed
that if you/your company can act as the beneficiary of this fund
(us$35,500,000.00 million)25% of the total sum will be for you for providing the
account while 5% will be set aside for the expenses incurred during the cost of
transfer of the fund into your account while 70% will be reserved for us.
 
We hereby solicit for your assistance in providing a convenient account
number in a designated bank abroad where this fund would be transferred. we
intend coming over there on the completion of this transfer to secure our own
share of the money.
 
Please note that we have been careful and have made
all arrangements towards the success and smooth transfer of the fund to your
account before you. for security reasons and confidentiality of this
transaction, we demand that you should not expose this proposal and the entire
transaction to anybody.
 
We are putting so much trust in you with the
hope that you would not betray us. or sit on this money when it is finally
transferred into your account. Be rest assured that this transaction is 100%
risk free. if this proposal is acceptable to you, indicate your interest by
sending a email to us including your bank name & address, account number,
telephone and fax numbers.
 
Note: our former president Olusegun Aremu
Obasanjo collaborated with  the former chairman of the economic financial crime
commission , Mallam Nuhun Ribadu to stop the junior ranks officers from
transferring funds out  of the country. he sent different publication to many
countries in the world as propaganda to discourage all government officials from
transferring funds into an overseas account to avoid and save guides the
country's economy.
 
Apparently, so that other government officials will
not benefits from these (oil windfalls venture) where he has been a culprit
alone with his aides. More details about this transaction will be given to you
as soon as we receive your positive respond.
 
Note that the particular nature of your company's business is irrelevant to this transaction.
if this transaction interests you, your urgent response will be appreciated.
 
Yours faithfully,
 
Engr. M.C Eneh
Direct cell phone + 234-802-0564-283

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