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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: "DR.JAMES OLADELE" <info.office06@yahoo.com.ph> (may be fake)
Reply-To: johngreat@live.com
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 16:33:43 -0300 (GMT+3)
Subject: KINDLY ADVISE US HOW YOU WHAT US TO SEND YOUR MONEY

FROM THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL ADVISER TO PRESIDENT ON FOREIGN MATTERS
DR.JAMES OLADELE
OFFICE ADDRESS:GOVERNMENT AREA PLOT 32 SUIT 5 GOWON PLAZA
ABUJA -NIGERIA
PHONE:+234 70 2687512



ATTENTION:

WE OFFICIALLY WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR NAME WAS AMONG THE TEN(10)
PEOPLE SIGNED BY PRESIDENT JONATHAN E. GOODLUCK ON 26TH AUGUST 2011
AFTER CAR BOMB HIT UNITED NATION (UN) BUILDING ABUJA NIGERIA THAT WILL
RECEIVE US$10,000,000.00.THIS IS GOVERNMENT EFFORT TO COMPENSATE
PEOPLE WHO THEIR LOVED ONE DIED ON THE BOMB BLAST AND THOSE WHO THEIR
LOVE ONES DIED WHILE SERVICING IN NIGERIA.

THIS IS COMPENSATION MONEY FOR THOSE THEIR MONEY/PENSION WAS WITHHELD
FOR YEARS WITHOUT PAYING TO THEIR INHERITORS ACCOUNT.YOUR NAME APPEAR
AS INHERITOR ON CENTRAL GOVERNMENT COMPUTER FILE WHICH MADE YOUR NAME
TO BE INCLUDE AMONG THE TEN(10) WHO WILL FIRST RECEIVE THIS PAYMENT.

PRESIDENT JONATHAN E. GOODLUCK HAS SIGNED $10,000,000.00USD TO GIVE
$1,000,000.00USD EACH TO TEN PEOPLE AS PART OF GOVERNMENT EFFORT TO
COMPENSATE INHERITORS IN NIGERIA.SINCERELY WE WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT
SOME CORRUPT OFFICIALS HAS WORKED WITH SOMEBODY IN YOUR COUNTRY WHO
CLAIMED TO BE SEND BY YOU AND DIVERTED YOUR INHERITANCE MONEY TO
HIM,UNFORTUNATELY UNKNOWN TO YOU.THOSE CORRUPT OFFICIALS ARE STILL
CONTACTING YOU DEMANDING FROM YOU ONE FEES OR THE OTHER SO THAT YOU
WILL KEEP ON HOPING THAT ONE DAY YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR INHERITANCE
MONEY,TO AVOID THEM IGNORE THEIR MAILS.

PRESIDENT GOODLUCK E.JONATHAN HAS PROMISED TO FIGHT CORRUPTION AND
TERRORIST IN NIGERIA ON HIS INAUGURATION DAY,YOU ARE ADVISED TO TAKE
THIS TOKEN IN GOOD FATE.MEANWHILE TAKE THIS $1,000,000.00USD AS
GOVERNMENT EFFORT TO COMPENSATE YOU.THE CORRUPT OFFICIALS HAS BURNT
YOUR FILE SO THERE IS NO WAY GOVERNMENT CAN TRACE THIS MATTER AND GET
THE TRUTH,PLEASE BEAR IN MIND THAT GOVERNMENT ARE NOT QUITE BUT WE ARE
WORKING VERY HARD TO FIND OUT THE TRUTH AND KNOW THE REALLY TOTAL
AMOUNT OF YOUR INHERITANCE MONEY,MEANWHILE TAKE THIS $1,000,000.00USD
AS GOVERNMENT EFFORT TO COMPENSATE YOU.


KINDLY ADVISE US HOW YOU WHAT US TO SEND YOUR MONEY
($1,000,000.00USD).(UPON YOU REPLY KINDLY FORWARD TO THIS OFFICE YOUR
CONTACT ADDRESS AND YOUR DIRECT PHONE NUMBER)


THANKS AND REMAIN BLESSED,

DR.JAMES OLADELE

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