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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: maqomo2004@tiscali.it
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 10:36:38 +0100
Subject: CLASSIFIED

My friend,
I am sorry to encroach in your privacy, please permit
me to introduce myself to you.My name is Mariam Ajao omotoriola, I am the
eldest daughter of late engr.
Omotoriola Ajao, I am 22 years old and a final year
students of mathematics in the university of Ibadan.I lost both parents
in a plane crash on the 4th of may 2002 in the city of Kano, Nigeria.My
late father
engr.omotoriola ajao was the then Area Manager of petroleum pipeline marketing
cooperation (PPMC) before his death. He was a wealthy man, and infact a
model.
Before is death, he had about 3 petrol station and numerous properties in
the country. But after his death, his family member teamed up and sold all
his
properties both fixed and current, and now we are left
with nothing.About two weeks ago, my father?s personal lawyer, Thomas Emoson
(SAN) contacted us and made us understand that my late father has some amount
of money to the tune of ($3.2 million usd),Three million two hundred thousand
united state dollar in a uspense account in a finance housein London. He
went further to say that he has the legal power as my fathers attorney to
release all documents that will enable
us make claims of the fund, but that the only problem
we will have is that we will have to look for an honest, God fearing foreigner
who will act as my fathers partner in business so as to make claims of
the fund.Consequently, I also intend to donate part of this fund to the
motherless babies and orphanage once we are able to claim the fund because
as an orphan
I have suffered so much, and I know what it takes for
one to stay without parents. This is the reason why I decided to seek for
your assistant and cooperation to help us make claims of my father property.
I have
attached the obituary announcement of my late parents and other deceased
member of staff of the company as published in (THIS DAY), one of Nigerian
dailies.
As soon as I receive your positive response, I will
inform my father?s lawyer so that he can reach you and explain what is expected
of you in this matter.
I urgently await your response.Please reply me throught
this mail (maomo2004@hotmail.com)for sicurity season.
Regards
Mariam Ajao



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