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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: ceceoka@terra.com.mx
Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 07:05:46 -0700
Subject: SAVE OUR SOUL(SOS)

Strictly confidential.
always reply here;ceceliaokadigbo@yahoo.co.uk
ATTN:,
SIR/MADAM,
I humbly wish to extend this mutual business relation with
the hope that you will gladly accept. My name is MRS CECELIA OKADIGBO wife
of former senate president DR WILLIAMS CHUBA OKADIGBO WHO died in 2003.Before
the death of my husband, there was an amount of $15.5m, which my late husband
deposited in EUROPE and for the fact that I have for my husband only 4 daughters
before his death. It is our custom that my children (i.e.)
daughters has no inheritance to their father's wealth, but rather his own
immediate brothers.

Because of our custom, I am therefore soliciting your assistance for the
transfer of the said amount to your country/bank account for investment
purposes.As soon as the money gets to your account, you are going to assist
me by providing accommodation for my four daughters in your country and
also invest the money for them in your country as their director.Based on
the circumstances surrounding the amount in question, this money if returned
to Nigeria again, my husband brother will take it away from my
children and may finally quit us from the house for violating the traditional
rites.

Therefore, if you have accepted to assist me and my daughters, kindly send
to my private email ceceliaokadigbo@yahoo.co.uk, your private telephone
and fax numbers, authentic mailing address, banking detail to enhance remittance
protocol. My children and I, have agreed to compensate you with 30% of the
total sum for your kindness.On behalf of my dear family. I apologise for
every inconvenience which this will or might have caused you.

Remain blessed.

Yours sincerely

CECELIA OKADIGBO


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