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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: "guis obaseki" <obaseki@z95mail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 08:28:09 PST
Subject: APPEAL

DR, G.OBASEKI FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM
CO-OPERATION,

DEAR SIR,

MY NAME IS DR.G.OBASEKI I AM THE FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR NIGERIAN
NATIONAL PETROLUEM CO-OPERATIONS (NNPC) .I RESIDES IN THE NNPC, QUARTERS,
VICTORIA GARDEN CITY, LAGOS, NIGERIAN I CAME IN CONTACT WITH YOUR EMAIL
ADDRESS IN MY CAREFULL SEARCH FOR A REPUTABLE AND RELIABLE FOREIGN PARTNER
(A FRIEND AS WELL) THAT WILL ASSIST AND HELP ME TRANSFER MY MONEY INTO YOUR
COUNTRY AND THEREAFTERWE DISCUSS THE INVESTMENT TO DO WITH THE MONEY AND
THE LIKELY SHARE OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE INVESTMENT BY THE GRACE OF GOD.

HOWEVER,I HAVE FOUND YOU WORTHY OF THIS TRANSACTION AFTER MY CAREFULL
THOUGHT . AS THE FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR, NIGERIAN NATIONAL
PETROLUEM COOPERATIONS (NNPC), I OVERSAW THE MINING, REFINING,
DISTRIBUTING, EXPORTATIONS AND IMPORTATIONS OF THE NIGERIAN CRUDE OIL AS
YOU ARE AWARE, NIGERIAN CRUDE OIL ACCOUNTS FOR MORE THAN EIGHTY FIVE
PERCENT OF THE NIGERIAN REVENUE AS A RESULT OF BOOM IN THE NIGERIAN OIL
SECTOR ACCOMPANIED BY THE RISE IN THE GLOBAL OIL PRICE.

I USED MY POSITION TO ACCUMULATE US$25,000,000.OO (TWENTY FIVE MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WHICH I DEPOSITED WITH A BANK. WITH REFERENCE TO THE
ECONOMIC CLIMATE IN NIGERIA COUPLE WITH THE DISTURBING OF E.F.C.C SET UP BY
OUR PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO TO LOOK INTO PASS GOVERNMENT INDIVIDUAL
ACCOUNT, INFACT THE MONEY OR INVESTMENT IS NOT SECURED HERE IN NIGERIA, I
HEREBY REQUEST YOUR HELP AND ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME TRANSFER THIS
US$20,000,000.00(TWENTY MILLION, UNITED STATES DOLLARS) INTO YOUR COUNTRY
SO THAT WE WORK TOGETHER AND INVEST THE MONEY IN A LUCRATIVE BUSINESS IN
YOUR COUNTRY.

WE SHALL ALSO DISCUSS IN DETAILS HOW WE WILL COMMIT OURSEVLES IN THE
INVESTMENT AND THE LIKELY SHARE OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE INVESTMENT. I NEED
YOUR ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO YOUR COUNTRY SO THAT WE BEGIN
THE BUSINESS IN EARNEST. MY FAMILY LAWYER; JUSTICE MUSTAPHA AKANBI WILL
ALSO ASSIST US TO FACILATE THE TRANSFER OF THIS US$20,000,000.00 INTO YOUR
BANK ACCOUNT. I WILL LIKE YOU TO KEEP THIS INVESTMENT PROJECT CONFIDENTIAL
UNTIL WE START IT IN EARNEST.I WILL GIVE YOU A 20% GRATIFICATION AS SOON A
THIS US$20,000,000.00 IS TRANSFERED INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.

I WILL ALSO REFUND YOU ALL THE MONEY YOU WILL SPEND IN THE COURSE OF
TRANSFERING THIS US$20,000,000.00 INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. ON YOUR RECEIPT
OF THIS MAIL, LET ME HEAR FROM YOU SO THAT WE KNOW THE NEXT LINE OF ACTION
AS REGARDS THIS INVESTMENT PROJECT. PLEASE I LOOK FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU
ON YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL.REMEMBER TO GIVE ME YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS
IN YOUR REPLY FOR EASY COMMUNICATIONS.CONTACT ME BY EMAIL ON YOUR RECEIPT
OF THIS MAIL: SO THAT WE DISCUSS MORE ABOUT OUR INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP IN
YOUR COUNTRY. AS I WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU. REMAIN BLESSED,

BEST REGARDS,

DR.G.OBASEKI (FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM
CO-OPERATIONS N.N.P.C)

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