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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: "osagie osagie" <osagie_osagie7@msn.com>
Reply-To: osagie5555@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:47:00 +0000
Subject: SAFE KEEP AND INVESTMENT

NIGERIAN LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS (NLNG)(A SUBSIDIARY OF NIGERIAN NATIONAL
PETROLEUM CORPORATION)PLOT 128 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE,
ABUJA-NIGERIA.SUBJECT:
(US$25,000,000.00) DOLLARS TRANSFER ONLY.


Dear Sir,

THANKS FOR A GOOD PIECE OF INFORMATION I HAVE GATHERED ABOUT YOU IN MY
QUEST
TO GET A HONEST AND TRUST WHORTHY PERSON FOR THIS BUSINESS TRANSACTION.
I
AM ENGR.OSAGIE OSAGIE , A DIRECTOR GENERAL CONTRACT AWARDING COMMITEE
WITH
NIGERIAN LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS (NLNG). I HAVE A TOTAL AMOUNT OF
$25,000,000.00 U.S DOLLARS WHICH I WANT TO TRANSFER TO A FOREIGN
ACCOUNT
FOR
SAFE KEEP AND INVESTMENT.
THIS FUNDS WAS AS A RESULT OF OVER INVOICED.THE CONTRACTOR THAT
EXECUTED THE
CONTRACTS HAD BEEN FULLY PAID.
THE MONEY ACCRUED AS A RESULT OF OVER INVOICING DURING THE CONSTRUCTION
OF
THE SECOND PHASE OF THE NLNG PLANT AT BONNY - PORTHARCOURT. HOWEVER, AS
A
CIVIL SERVANT IN NIGERIA, WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE FOREIGN BANK
ACCOUNT.

I WILL OFFER YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL MONEY IF YOU CAN PRODUCE BANK
ACCOUNTS
WHERE THIS FUND WILL BE TRANSFFERED INTO FOR SAFE KEEP AND
INVESTMENT.IT
MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT LATE LAST YEAR,I EXECUTED A SIMILAR
TRANSACTION OF THIS NATURE WITH A-COLOMBIA BASED MULTI MILLONAIRE OF
BUSINESS PERSON,
MRS.OKUDA RIKUKO WITH PHONE NUMBER:57-1-5437498.
WHEN THE MONEY WAS EVENTUALLY TRANSFFERED INTO ONE OF HER ACCOUNTS IN
JAPAN,

BECAUSAE SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE IS TRANSACTING MOST OF HER BUSINESSES
WITH
JAPAN.
SHE SUPRISINGLY SEIZED THE WHOLE MONEY WITHOUT REPARTRIATING MY OWN
SHARE.HENCE, DUE TO THIS PAST TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE, YOUR HONESTY AND
TRANSPARENCY IS OF HIGH DEMAND.

HOWEVER, DUE TO STRICT CONFIDENTIAL REASONS, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO REPLY
THIS
LETTER BY INDICATING YOUR INTEREST THROUGH THIS EMAIL
YOU ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO STATE YOUR
PERSONAL
E-MAIL ADDRESS, FAX NUMBER, PHONE NUMBERS IN YOUR REPLY.

I AM EXPECTING YOUR REPLY AND YOUR INTEREST.
THANKS.
YOURS TRULY,
ENGR. OSAGIE OSAGIE( DG)


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