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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Okai Gabriel" <okai@okai.org>
Reply-To: okai_contactintl@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 12:40:33 +0000
Subject: PROPOSAL FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT


From:DR Okai Gabriel

Dear sir,

RE: FUNDS TRANSFER.(PROPOSAL FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT)

I am making this chance contact and proposal to you with
the hope that we will establish a common mutual benefitting
relationship in thisregard.
I head an audit committee in the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and we are presently reviewing
contracts awarded to foreign firms by the past managements of NNPC
between 1988 to 1999.
The NNPC is a Nigerian Government owned Oil Company
solely responsible for the worldwide sale of the Nigerian
Crude (Bonny-light which is equivalent to the North Sea
Brent) and accounts for over 85% of Nigerias National Income.

In the course of our review of these contract records,
my colleagues and I have secured the sum of Twenty Three Million
United States of America Dollars (US$23,000,000) from the contracts
under review.
This amount is now successfully positioned in the
NNPC records as outstanding contract payment due to a foreign
contractor and it is our desire to cause this money to be paid to a
foreigner whom we will front as the rightful foreign contractor and
beneficiary.

As we have perfected the modalities to achieve a hitch
free and risk
free operation to realize our desire, I ask you to
participate and be the foreigner. We intend to follow the normal
rules, procedures and processes outlined for the payment of a foreign
contractor and we hope to cause payment to be effected to your
accounts within 14 working days.

We have therefore agreed to:
(1) Ask for your full participation/assistance.
(2) Use your account for this transfer.
(3) Give you a share of 30% while we benefit 70% from
your account.
(4) Discuss the safety of our share, what volume to
invest and areas of good investment in yourcountry.
Is very important you send your direct Phone and fax numbers to
facilitate our communication and relationship.

I thank you for your anticipated co-operation while I await your
urgent response to this message as time is of essence to the success of
this transaction.
Endeavor also to keep this to yourself only so as to sustain the
confidential nature of this opportunity. Please do not forget to reply
this mail proposal to my alternative email box:

okai_contactintl@yahoo.com.ph

Yours faithfully,
Dr Okai Gabriel.


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