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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: "Johnson Obi" <obij2030@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: "Johnson Obi" <obij3020@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 03:47:25 +0200
Subject: WORK WITH ME.

Mr. Johnson Obi,
Deposit Manager,
Amor Security and Finance Company.

I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition. I got your email contact over the Internet. I choose to reach you through it because it still remains the fastest, surest and most secured medium of communication. However, this correspondence is purely private, and it should be treated as such. I also guarantee you that this deal is hitch free from all what you may think of. I am MR. JOHNSON OBI, the Deposit Manager in the Amor Security and Finance Company; I am contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that will be attached to this deal.

Our deceased customer Mr. Robert Finkelstein, a foreigner based in Nigeria, was among those that were killed in the recent WARRI CRISIS on his way back to his house at Ijaw, Warri in Delta State as you can confirm through this website:

http://www.worldpress.org/Africa/1083.cfm

He deposited with us a trunk box worth US$22.5 Million, having heard of the tragic incident involving Late Mr. Robert Finkelstein the finance institute now expects a next-of-kin as beneficiary. In fact it happened that since his death, the next-of-kin of the truck box (the brother) has not show up for the claim. This is where I am interested on and this is where I want you to come in. I want you to come in as the relation of the deceased; I will give you necessary assistance and perfect the legal authentication documents which will officially recognize you as a relation to the deceased.

Then, I will give you the contact information of the Executive Director of our Company where the funds are presently deposited and we will write an application for the claims as the Next of Kin to Late Mr. Robert Finkelstein. I shall guide you with all diligence and legal processes to ensure the smooth perfect success of this transaction and the Funds (US$22.5 Million) must be shipped / transfer to you as the newly approved beneficiary. Upon my personal finding on this matter, I kept this information secret to myself until now that I am contacting you. I would have use someone from here for the purpose but the fact that late Mr. Robert Finkelstein is a white man made it impossible for me to present a black man as his next-of-kin which of course, our company will not honor. I will use my exalted position in this company to present you as his next-of-kin as maternal cousin and the fund ($22.5m) will be safely transferred into your bank account.

Before I made up my mind to contact you, I have concluded every arrangement to ensure that you receive the funds successfully as the next-of-kin. Please include your telephone/fax number/ home Address when replying this mail and I will give you more information as soon as you indicate your willingness to assist in this transaction. I will use my positions to get all internal documentations to back up the claims. The whole procedures will last only 5 working days to get the fund retrieved successfully without trace even in future.

The transaction will be done successfully and smoothly completed via email and phone. You don't need to come to my country. You should reconfirm your full name, address and telephone number to me via my email box: obij3020@yahoo.com.hk so that I will call you for discussions. I PROMISE that you must be happy and shall rejoice greatly soonest for cooperation with me in this transaction. After successful conclusion of this transaction, we shall share the money 60-40 (40% for you and 60% for me).

Yours truly,

Mr. Johnson Obi
Deposit Manager
Amor Security and Finance Company
E-mail: obij3020@yahoo.com.hk


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