THE MOVIE

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All the movie's sales will go to the victim who inspired the film

“I just found out that a woman in Oregon lost $400,000 through this fraud. Ignorant people would ask: <<Who's falling for such scams?>> Yes, you would not, because you're smart, but the victim might be your mom, your grandfather, or a friend who is not on Internet everyday. In my case, my best friend lost all his savings after being victimized,” says Sorin Mihailovici, producer and director of “419: The Nigerian Scam”. “I will never forget for the rest of my life the look on his face and the ordeal he went through. His tragedy inspired me to create this movie”, said Mihailovici, who decided to protect his friend's identity. 

"After the movie got international attention through Digg.com I received a ton of messages asking me if I am giving anything to the victim who inspired this movie. I was overwhelmed by the amount of people who suggested that. The price of the movie is not that high anyway so I decided that starting this month all the proceeds will go to him. He doesn't know it yet but he will probably see it on the website. At the end of the month I will go to him with a check. It probably won't be that much but that will be my way of saying thanks for what he did for me. I got my name out there with this movie and that's enough for me. Every little bit helps him right now", added Mihailovici. 

The producer went a step beyond in the movie, using real documents from the correspondence with the scammers. You can see one of these documents in the trailer below, at 00:54.

“419: The Nigerian Scam” is an educational (how to avoid all kinds of offers and Internet deals) and a dramatic story – a must-see movie.

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 What is 419: the Nigerian Scam?

Every year, more than 50,000 people worldwide fall victim to the Nigerian Scam. Usually contacted by e-mail about a business proposal or winning a lottery, the victims lose their life savings after they are persuaded by stories with very tempting outcomes.

According to some reports, the scam is the third most lucrative industry in Nigeria, generating over 5 billion dollars in the last 20 years. Authorities have named the scam after the number of the article in the Nigerian constitution that deals with the matter - 419.

For the last few months, a filmmaking team from Canada produced a movie, showing how the e-mail scam works. As far as we know, this is the first movie ever made on this topic - but if there are some other ones, please let us know. 

DVD PURCHASE

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Reasons to invest by buying "419: the Nigerian Scam":

  • Corporate training purposes against scams
  • Gift for somebody who wants to become rich overnight
  • Your own education!

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On Sale Today, November 19
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EIFF

Hit at Edmonton International Film Festival!

On September 28, "419: the Nigerian Scam" was screened at the Edmonton International Film Festival. The movie was a huge success and was received very well by the audience. Director Sorin Mihailovici had a Q&A session after the movie (see photo) and his presence was requested for quite a few interviews after the screening!

TIPS

Prevent yourself by finding the new scams!

As the technology advances, so does the crooks' activity. Prevent yourself and join our subscribers list to receive tips and the samples of scam e-mails that are new "on the market". Subscribe by clicking: HERE and then pressing "Send".

QUOTE OF THE DAY

  "These scams are better scripted than some of the Hollywood movies"

Victim of 419

AWARDS

Winner at the Rappahannock Film Festival!

 

In the month of September, "419: the Nigerian Scam" was selected as the winner of the Best Student film category at the Rappahannock Independent Film Festival (Sept 18-21, in Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA)! "The film received a great response and we were pleased to include it in our programming", said Ryan Poe, the president of the festival.

The movie was also screened at the Edmonton International Film Festival (Sept 26 - Oct 4, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada). The event took place  at Metro Cinema, located at 9828 - 101A Avenue.

NEWS
Oct. 01, 2008
Worldwide premiere at West Hollywood International Film Festival

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The movie had its Worldwide Premiere on July 29 in Los Angeles, at the West Hollywood International Film Festival. "I really liked the movie because it deals with such an international issue. People deserve to know about the scams, and the film just was amazing", said Martin De Luca, the president of the West Hollywood International Film Festival. Thanks Martin and congratulations on the success of the festival!

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Sep. 28, 2008
Contact us

If you have any similar stories to share or you have a comment on this topic don't hesitate to drop us a line. You can do it sending us a message HERE or writing at: comments@419thenigerianscam.com.

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Oct. 04, 2008
Thank you Digg!

The success of the movie is constantly growing especially after Digg.com, probably the biggest social networking website in the world, had a popular story about our movie a few days ago. Thank you Diggers! 

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OVERVIEW

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Executive Producer: Sorin Mihailovici

Director: Sorin Mihailovici

Writer: Sorin Mihailovici (screenplay)

Genre: docu-drama

Release date: July 28, 2008 (USA)

Tag line: "Help me and I will make you a millionaire!"

Language: English

Starring: Steve Dhillon, Emerson Mayers, Franco Canino, Colin McDonald, Cindy Sieppert, Megan Keegan (see credits page for full cast and credits).

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The Q&A page offers you much more details, in case you are interested. Samples of real scam e-mails, how many kinds of 419 scams are out there, details about the movie and producers - all these here.

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