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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: sandra33obaseki@terra.com.mx
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 10:28:29 -0800
Subject: Re: Urgent Assistance


Mrs. Sandra Obaseki
Plot 1, Jackson Gaius Obaseki Street,
Garki, Abuja.
Nigeria.
Email:sandra obaseki@jackpot.com
Dear Sir/Madam
I presume this letter will come to you as a suprise,but as things unfold,we
will know each other better. I will start by introducing myself to you,
I am Mrs Sandra Obaseki.,the wife of Chief Jackson Gaius Obaseki, the Group
Managing Director and Chief Executive of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC). I am very sure that you will be of a good
assistance after carefully reading my letter. For many years of marriage
now between me and my husband,I have not given birth,and this has really
troubled my husband.This is as a result of so much respect attached to local
Tradition Culture and Custom in there community.
And now my husband is dead, In short to be sincere and honest with you,with
the present situation of things now, I am being treaten daily by my husband
family to get me out from the house. My husband parents and brothers are
not left out in this matter.This situation has really affected me psychologically,
most of the time I am in the church to pray and rest myself,because there
is no room for rest in my own home again. As I am writing to you now,I am
no longer assured of a matrmonial home, hence I seek for your urgent assistance
and help me out, which I know will go a long way in geting me settled down
finally.
I want to use this opportunity,since my husband family are tring to abandoned
me because of childlessness,to move this amount of (US$32M) million us dollars
into your custody for safe keeping, pending my arrival in your country.
Be informed that this said amount was given to my husband as gratification
from some foreign oil companies he helpede in securing Allocation for the
Drilling of Crude Oil in Nigeria. As a civil servant then, he does not want
to be esposed, so he gave me this money to keep in my personal account,
this was when the going was okay between us,so that he can exonerate himself
from the eyes of Government security operatives and the civil service commission(CSC)
which is the body that scrutinizes the activities of all civil servants
in Nigeria as checks and balances for official misconduct. Please i need
your urgent assistance because my husband family are tring to take all i
and my husbnad has labourd for and throw me out of the house, please don't
let this happen to me come and save me out of this truouble and i will
be forever be geatfull to you.
To be sincere and honest with you,this money is never connected with drugs,money
laundry,firearms and looting,which I beleive might put fears in you and
consequently withdrawing your help for security reasons. Hence the source
of this said money is clean and clear. This money was deposited in my personal
Domicillary Account and I have discussed with the bank manager who is very
close to me, my intention to transfer the money out of Nigeria and he promise
to render to me all the assistance I needed to transfer the money out of
Nigeria.All I need now is for you to send me your bank account and other
informations,to enable my bank apply for foreign exchange at the Federal
Ministry of Finance with your name as the beneficiary of the fund.This is
how my bank has planned it,to avoid any suspicion from our apex bank.
Be rest assured that this transaction is 100% risk free, As soon as I receive
your response and your willingness to help as regards to this,I will furnish
you on the next line of action to take immediately.Note,as soon as the money
is successfully transfered into your account, I will start coming to meet
you in your country.I promise to compensate you very well at the successful
end, this is the guranttee I am giving you from my heart of heart.Be informed
according to my bank manager,this transaction will not last more than 7
working bank days and it will be concluded because every necessary/vital
arrangements has been put in place, take note. Your negative or positive
response will be highly appreciated by me,Thanks and Godbless your family.
Please reply to my alternative email: sandra obaseki@jackpot.com
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Sandra Obaseki.your family.
Please reply to my alternative email: sandra obaseki@jackpot.com
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Sandra Obaseki.

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