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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: Dickson Ola <dickola4@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: dickola4@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:57:17 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Investment / Mutual benefit





Dear Sir,

I write to inform you of proposed business collaboration between us on behalf of my client Chief Dimeji Bankole the Former Speaker of the National House of Representative in Nigeria. He was the Chairman of the Contract Award Committee of the OIL AND GAS in the National House. During this period, a contract was executed and after due deliberation with his partners. We want you to assist us receive the sum of Fifty Million United State Dollars (US$50 Million) cash in your country, which we have arranged to move out of here to a save place where we can have access to it and invest the money, the fund is currently in a financial institution. This fund resulted from an over-invoiced contract awarded by my client under the budget allocation to the National Assembly and the bill was approved for payment by the concerned
ministries and was dully paid.

The contract was executed, commissioned and the contractor was paid his actual cost of the contract. Now, we are left with the balance of US$500 Million as the over invoiced amount, which we have deliberately over estimated for our own use. Please note that the law forbids our civil servants to operate or own foreign accounts (that is why my client asked me to contact you).We have agreed to share the money in the following percentages: 30 percent for you, 60 percent for us 10 percent for reimbursement of expenses we may incur during the transfer of the funds to your bank

account in your country. Note that this transaction is very much free from all sorts of risk (100% risk free) hence the business was carefully planned before it was successfully executed and the officials involved in the deal have put many years in service to our country.

Upon indication of your interest to fully co-operate with us and your readiness to receive this fund from us and keep it saves till we come to your country and share it. My Client's partners and I will come over to your country to arrange for our own share and possibly invest part of the money in a lucrative business in your country, this is as soon as the fund is successfully transferred into your bank account and you receive it in your country.

Let honesty, trust and integrity be our watchword throughout this transaction. Your prompt Reply will be highly appreciated, and then I will forward to you the contact of the paying Bank for you to put claims immediately.

I wait for your urgent response.

With Regards

Dr. Dickson Ola

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