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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: "Dr. Gaius Obaseki" <committeeonline1@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: drgiaus_3@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 05:41:39 +0545
Subject: Mr.Paschal Orji

ATTN : President/Ceo


I am Dr. Giaus Obaseki of Nigerian NationalPetroleum
Cooperation, NNPC. I seek to write your response onan
expatriate business opportunity in Nigeria of
{$34,000,000}, wewant to transfer into a
reliable/safe account outside Nigeria which I and my
colleagues has been able to negotiate out for
ourselves.

These money accrued as a result of fund allocation
given ascompensation inrespect to the damages in the
Niger Delta region, which was caused by Foreign
expatriate working in the communities thatwas
affected.

You are immediately required to forward to us via
e-mail thefollowing:

. Your receiving account informations
. Contact address, Privatetelephone and Fax numbers
. A copy of your international Passport

All other contract details/documents relating to
project shall begiven you on response as such you are
expected to respond in not morethan 72 working hours
to avoid delay of the transaction.

All responses should be addressed to;


Dr. Gaius Obaseki
Head of Operations
Nigerian NationalPatroleum Cooperation, NNPC.
Tel: 00234 80 330 91662, 00234 80 45174720
Fax: 00234 9 2722363
E-mail: drgiaus_3@yahoo.com




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