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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: "olakanmi osobu" <olaka7n5@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 05:13:22 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend

From: Olakanmi Osobu
Bond Bank Plc
Lagos - Nigeria
Private email:kanmi_1@yahoo.co.in
Dear Friend,

My name is Mr. Olakanmi Osobu, Deputy General Manager, Products and Market
of bond bank plc. I am writing in respect of a late customer of our bank who
died in auto crash nine years ago.

He was a contractor with the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation. Two
weeks before his death he was paid the sum of US$21.5Million by the NNPC for
the supply pipeline installation material. He proposed transferring the
money to another account abroad on his return, but he encountered accident
and never made it.

My partner and I need you urgently to act as the relative of the Late Mr.
James Polla Leak so that we can transfer the amount and then meet with you
to share it. Everything will be done online and it is 100% safe, so you
don't have to be afraid.

You hereby adviced to contact me through my altanative email
address:(kanmi_1@yahoo.co.in) for confidentality reasons.

Thanks
Olakanmi Osobu


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