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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: princesschioma@itloox.com
Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 23:35:33
Subject: good day


From princess Chioma

The Palace of King of Ogoni Kingdom,

Ogoni Oil producing community,

Rivers State Nigeria.

Email:chioma_princess201@yahoo.co.in

My Web Site:www.princessamina.8m.com

My lawyer phone number

234-8033072775



Dear Sir/Madam, I am Princess Chioma , daughter of HRH King

Solomon Abonime, the king of Ogoni Kingdom. I am 25

years old and a graduate of Mass Communication. My

father was the king of Ogoni Kingdom the highest oil

producing area in Nigeria. He was in charge of

reviving royalties from the multi-national oil

companies and government on behalf of the oil

producing communities in Nigeria. After the hanging of

the Ogoni Nine(9) including Ken Saro Wiwa by the late

dictator General Sani Abacha, my father suffered

stroke and died in August27th last year. But before

his death, he called me and told me he has sixthy six

Million United States Dollars

(USD66,000,000.00) cash in his possession, specially

deposited in a Security vault company in euroupe. He

advised me not to tell anybody except my mother who is

the last wife of the (8) eight wives that he married.

My mother did not bear any male child for him. Which

implies that all my father\\\'s properties, companies

e.t.c., we have no share in them because my mother has

no male child according to African Tradition. My

father therefore secretly gave me all the relevant

documents of the said money, and told me that I should

use this money with my mother and my younger sisters

because he knows that tradtionally, if he dies we

cannnot get anything, as inheritance. He importantly

advised me that I should seek foreign assistannce and

that I should not invest this money here in Nigeria

because of his other wives and male children who

happen to be my elders. I am soliciting for your

immediate assistance to get a Bungalow for us, where I

will live with my mother and two younger sisters and

further advise me where and how I will invest the

balance money overseas, possibly on products of your

company and other profitable ventures. I believe that

by the special grace of God, you will help us move

this money out of eroupe to your country where we can

invest this money judiciously with you. You are

entitled to a reasonable part of this money based on

our agreement, and God will bless you as you help us.

PLease reply through my e-mail Looking forward to hear

from you as soon as possibleand also my lawyer email

address:(barrister_ikechukwudennis@yahoo.co.in)

Best Regards.Princess Chioma

( NB)

Pls contact me With above Email address as soon as you

get intouch with

my lawyer Thanks.


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