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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "executive governor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "adebisi awujoola" <mrbisi_awu@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:31:26 +0000
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED.

Urgent Attn: Transfering some funds into your Account

from the Desk of Adebisi Awujoola.
Personal Assistant to the former Executive Governor of Oyo State Nigeria.
Plot 14, Adebayo Ajasin crescent, Ibadan.





Dear Maegan,

This mail is intended for the recipient only, please contact the undersigned
if you are not the intended recipient or you received it in error.


I am Barrister Adebisi Awujoola(Ezq). I am the Personal Assistant to Mr.
Rasheed Ladoja, a governor in Nigeria. Mr. Rasheed Ladoja has been
undergoing a personal disagreement as regards the third term saga with Mr.
President for some months back. My boss made his intention known to the
president that since it is not in the constitution of the country that
Mr.president is allowed to contest for third term, he totally refuse to
support mr. president.

Mr.President did not like this and pressed for his impeachment which did not
follow the constitution proceedure.

Since it is Mr.President way of dealing with his opponent through its organ
of destraction EFCC known as Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, he
has quickly set that in motion to deal with my boss.

In view of this, Mr.Rasheed Ladoja has instructed me to contact you to be
able to repartriate some money in his account before it will be confiscated
by the President. The account value US$19.7million dollars. He has
instructed me to seek your consent and communicate to you the sharing ratio.

-----30% will be given to you for assistance

-----70% will be for him

All i require is your honest co-operation to enable us see that this
transaction succeeds. I will like you to send your fax and phone numbers to
me for easier communication.

I guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law. Please get in
touch with me through my private email address:


Looking forward to your positive response.

Best regards,

Mr.Adebisi Awujoola

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