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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: "REV.Fr. CHRISTOPHER BROOKS " <taofikmali@gmail.com>
Reply-To: centralabuja1212@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2017 05:38:34 -0800
Subject: AM SOLICITING FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP

DEAR FRIEND,

I AM THE FORMER GROUP DIRECTOR, FEDERAL ENERGY COMMISSION OF NIGERIA
.I HAVE THE CONFIDENCE THAT YOU WILL BE OF IMMENSE ASSISTANCE TO ME IN
THIS BUSINESS OF MUTUAL BENEFITS.

I HAVE THE SUM OF TWENTY TWO MILLION US ($22M) DEPOSITED WITH A
FINANCE HOUSE OVERSEAS.I WISH TO INVEST THIS MONEY IN YOUR
COUNTRY,HENCE AM SOLICITING FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN A JOINT
VENTURE.THEREFORE I SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE TO WORK WITH ME TO RECEIVE
THIS FUNDS INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AS THE BENEFICIARY.

YOU WILL INVEST, MANAGE, AND OVERSEE THE INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY
THIS FUND FOR THE SAFETY OF MY LITTLE CHILDREN IN CASE I PASS ON AS AM
SUFFERING FROM CANCER

I WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE DOCUMENTS AND PLACE YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY,
AND THE FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.I WILL SEND TO
YOU ALL THE RELEVANT DOCUMENTS AND GIVE YOU ALL THE CONTACTS REQUIRED
FOR THE FUNDS TO GET INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 30% OF
THE TOTAL $22 MILLION USD FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE WHILE YOU WILL INVEST
THE REST FUNDS FOR MY CHILDREN FUTURE EDUCATION.

IF YOUR ACCEPT THIS TRANSACTION AND WISH TO WORK WITH ME PLEASE DO
SEND TO ME THE FOLLOWING

1. YOUR FULL NAMES
2. YOUR CONTACT TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBERS
3. PERSONAL EMAIL ID
4. AND YOUR FULL ADDRESS

ALSO I ADVISE YOU KEEP THIS TRANSACTION CONFIDENTIAL, THOUGH THIS
TRANSACTION IS 100% FREE ON YOUR SIDE AND MINE.

PLEASE SEND ALL YOUR REPLIES STRICTLY TO: hamidahmed1969@hotmail.com

I EXPECT YOUR MAIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
GOD BE WITH YOU..NOTE THIS IS PERSONALLY BETWEEN ME AND YOU


ENG: HAMID AHMED

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