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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: Dasuki <sambodasuki21@yahoo.es> (may be fake)
Reply-To: csambodasuki@yahoo.es
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 13:13:11 +0100
Subject: SAMBO DASUKI NEWS

Compliment!

I’m Colonel Sambo Dasuki a military officer in Nigeria Army as Aide-DE-camp
(ADC) to General Ibrahim Babangida during military administration that lasted
for 8 years. On my retirement I was also appointed as Managing Director of
Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company Limited (N.S.P.M.C) 2009 by
former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

In 2012, th elected President Goodluck Jonathan appointed me as the National
Security Adviser (NSA), in respect of my credible performance on past
government. President Goodluck Ebere Jonathan contest on platform of Peoples
Democratic Party (P.D.P) and lost his second tenure bid to General Muhammadu
Buhari on 2015 of A.P.C party. I am been witch hunted by my participation on
arresting the then Nigerian head of state General Muhammadu Buhari in the 1985
palace coup led by Major General Ibrahim Babangida. I was made Aide-DE-camp
(ADC), during military era of General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida.

President Muhammadu Buhari won the last election which made him the current
sitting civilian president. Some contracts awarded on knowledge of former
president Jonathan under my supervision in sum of US$2 Billion Dollars to
procure 12 helicopters, four fighter
jets, military hardware for the Nigeria's military campaign/war against Boko
Haram Islamist militants. I hereby solicit your assistance to secure
the amount
of US$100M I deposited with a Security Group in a foreign nation and US$10M
coded, packaged and ready to be sent to overseas security house.
All past Administrators/Minister's have been restricted not to travel abroad
neither for medical check on political party sentiment. I was arrested, court
granted me bail but President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the security
agencies to
hold me against my right/freedom.
Kindly help me to secure this funds. I will compensate you with 25% of
the total
sum, 5% for any possible expenses that maybe incurred during the
process of this
transaction while the rest 70% will be kept for me in a private bank account
under your management.

NOTE: IF YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO HELP ME, KINDLY DELETE THIS MESSAGE AND DO NOT
DISCUSS IT WITH ANYBODY. IN OTHER WORDS, KEEP EVERYTHING CONCERNING
THIS MESSAGE
ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENTIAL AS IT IS REQUIRED.

I wait for your quick reply.

Best Regard,
Col. Sambo Dasuki Rtd.



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