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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: "Jeff Obaseki" <jeffobaseki@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jeffobaseki@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 04:33:48 -1000
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE

Dear Sir/Madam,CEO
I pray that this mail gets to you not as a surprise, but in
soundmental,spiritual and physical health. I got your address from a small
E-mail Directory in the Ministry of External Affairs and i decided to
contact you immediately.

I have a client who wants to invest in your country and with US$15.735M. My
client is a General in the Nigerian army and he needs protection for his
family. The reason to invest in your country is to dissociate himself from
government blanket allegation that top military officers are in the habit of
giving financial support to people against
government policies.

If you can handle such a huge sum of investment that requires honesty
and transparency please get back to me as soon as possible so that I will
give you the detailed information, for example
the investment plan and agreement procedure. I am waiting for your urgent
response.
Thank you,
Barrister Jeff Obaseki

Tel:234 803 712 1343


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