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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: "COLOMBUSS" <colombuss2006@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 17:42:37 +0200
Subject: ATTENTION FOR HELP




19th of april 2006

ATTENTION:


My Name is Barrister Thomas Colombus K.B. i am 52 years old I held from Ghana the western part of Africa. I am an attorney to Mrs, Stella Obasanjo the first wife of Nigerian President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, it happened that this woman death occure on the 23rd of Oct, 2005 Sunday at Marbella hospital Malaga district Spain, I am contacting you for the claim of
(USD13, 560 MILLION) (Thirteen million, five hundred and sixty thousand united states dollar) which me and she was deposited with CAJA SECURITY S.A. IN SPAIN . on her name

Your information was given to me here in spain last week by one Jean Philippot and he assure me of your capability to handle this transaction.

This fund was lifted from Nigeria – Ghana – France, then we took train down to spain, this is for security purposes to ensure that the funds will arrive Spain successfully, which everything went okay!. And we went to this company and deposited this fund. Late Mrs, Stella Obasanjo want to use this funds to build a company in spain for the manufacturing of juices/wines, before she gave up to ghost. Late Mrs, Stella Obasanjo has 3 big castle in Spain which each one cost about ˆ1, 800.000 (One million eight hundrd thousand euros).
Most of late mrs, stella obasanjo investment was sign by me.

I came to spain since 3 month ago to ascertain from the CAJA SECURITY S.A. here in spain what process needed to release this funds, because i have inform them that LATE MRS, STELLA OBASANJO HAS A FOREIGN AFFAIR CARETAKER who is ready to come and complete the building of the company before her death and the CAJA SECURITY S.A. is now waiting for LATE MRS, STELLA OBASANJO foreign affair caretaker for the claiming of the afformentioned funds above, this funds will release to whosever i will present to the CAJA SECURITY S.A. as The caretaker to late mrs, stella obasanjo, because CAJA SECURITY S.A. knows only me and late mrs, stella obasanjo regarding to the afformentioned funds above deposited with their company, the CAJA SECURITY S.A. clear to me that on the presentation of ANTITERRORIST CERTIFICATE/DRUG LAW CERTIFICATE VALID FOR 60 DAYS, the funds will be released to LATE MRS, STELLA OBASANJO foreign affair caretaker.
I met with one attorney here in spain and explain to him my need, he promise to help me get those certificate, but i will pay the official fee of those certificate which he point out to me as stated under.

(1). Your full name and address will be needed to apply for the issuance of the certificates
The attorney mention of his consultation/mobilisation fee, but i beg him that when everything is over, i will compansate him, but he point out that the official fee of the certificate is comulsory before the MINISTERIO DE HACIENDA HERE IN SPAIN who are responsible for the issuance of this certificate issue this certificate to him.

I am soliciting for your confidence in this matter, this is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top Secret. Though I know that a contact of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well since I know everything about Late Mrs, Stella Obasanjo as his attorney, even her husband did not know anything about this fund All efforts have been made by me as the her Attorney regarding the releasing of the funds and also inform CAJA SECURITY S.A. that the fund will be release to Late Mrs Stella Obasanjo`s foreign affair caretaker to complete her structure,

CAJA SECURITY S.A. have agreed to release the funds as soon as i present you as the foreign affair caretaker to LATE MRS, STELLA OBASANJO.

For more proof, i can provide to you the contact information of the attorney who will help obtain this certificate and also i will provide to you the full information of CAJA SECURITY S.A. with their website.

You can as well call me on this telephone number 0034-635-394-722 for oral conversation
we will discuss the sharing mode on the receipt of your willingness to stand as the foreign affair caretaker.

Reply me on the receipt of this message.

Hoping to hear from you soon.
Yours Sincerely,
Barrister Thomas Colombus K.B.





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