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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: "Chief Olabode George." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <george.ola@blumail.org>
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 02:05:18 +0100
Subject: I await your faithful responds and God bless you.

Dear Good Partner

My dear I know this e-mail may come to you as a surprise, but please I want you to understand the situation of things around me at the moment and reason with me as

well. Thank God I was able to make use of the prison free internet access to communicate with you since I am not allowed to make a telephone conversation.

My name is Chief Olabode George, former chairman of the Nigeria Port Authority (NPA), I was jailed for 28 years; twenty eight-years jail term without option of fine

and five others charged over alleged contracts splitting and Contract inflation; which resulted as over embezzlement of 85 billion naira, which is equivalent of

Millions of Dollars.

I have decided not to disclose the place where some of this fund was been deposited, rather I decided to go to jail instead of releasing this fund back to Federal

Government for any reason. You can see the reason why I have come to you to assist me secure some part of this fund since my jail term is too long. Which I'm afraid

that I may die in the jail and the Security Firm and the banks where the money is will confiscate the fund. I made one single deposit of ($32.M USD.Thirty Two Million

United States Dollars only) in one of the Security Firm here in my country which I am ready to reveal to you through my lawyer as soon as I notice your willingness to

assist me secure this fund.

You can equally view and study about my case through this link below to enable you understands more about the situation and the truth of the matter.

http://www.modernghana.com/news2/246153/1/nigerian-ports-authority-contract-bazaar-bode-geor.html


On a smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 45% as gratification for your assistance, while 5% will be for any expenses incurred by you during

the process to secure the fund and the remaining 50% will be for me in which you are going to assist me to invest this in your care and I want 20% of my own share to

be donated to Motherless Babies or orphanage. All I need from you is for you to stand as my next of kin to enable the Security Firm process on the claim on your

behalf. Bear in mind that this transaction is 100% risk free since I have decided to serve in jail and will be legal as far as you work according to my lawyer’s

instruction and guideline.

Further Information will be given to you as soon as I receive your positive response. I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible with your personal data such as

(1).Full Name (2).Age (3).Occupation (4).Contact Address (5).Copy of you Identity and in return I will give you the contact of my lawyer.

I await your faithful responds and God bless you.

Yours Faithfully,
Chief Olabode George.

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