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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: "Mrs.Aishat Patience Sarowiwa" <saruwiwa14@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:47:39 +0100
Subject: Urgent Reply

FROM: Aishat Patience Sarowiwa
EMAIL: saruwiwa2007@yahoo.co.uk

ATTENTION! Sir/Madam,

INVITATION FOR PARTINERSHIP

With due respect, trust and humility, I write to you this proposal, which I
believe would be of great interest to you. I looking for a reliable and
capable foreign partner that will assist my me and my only little son, I to
transfer fund to his personal or private account and for investment
purpose’s am Mrs.Patience K.Saro Wiwa, i hail from ogoni, a minority but an
oil rich tribe of the eastern nigeria(West Africa),you may have been aware
that my husband, Mr.Ken Saro wiwa, renowned poet was recently hanged among
eight others, by the tyrannical millitary led government of Nigeria. Their
offence lied only on their resovlve to fight without arms who was the
Chairman" of the oildrealing land in ogoni and chairman of shell Oil
company.

After the death of my late husband i was try to be managing the company he
left for me and my only son my late husband family was trecting my life due
to re-married me back to their family wish i can't re-married from this bad
country anymore and they ask me to leave the company for them,The proxy to
my late husband called a fortnight ago and intimated me that some money is
due from an association of oil companies to my late husband, in the sum of
Thwenty Million United states Dollars( US$20m) propalties company which i
have to loom for a very seroius person to handle the project for me on the
person name to be a next of kin, so that will can be able to invest in oil
sector on that person name, we decided to move out of Nigeria because our
lives were in danger because of the company all the proparties my late
husband left for me and my son and the Funds kept in his hidden safe in one
security company.

This money was meant for the Investment of new oil Company or any good
investment and establishment of new farms in good country. the funds
deposited in a security company with some oil company Document for Approval
to another Company to open Business relation with any Oil company as
valuables belonging to our foreign partner pending when we see somebody that
will assist us, for the safety of our life. We are presently in Nigeria now
in (WEST AFRICA) and as such as the law of Nigeria does not permit us to
operate or open any foreign bank account in foreign country or be involved
in any financial transaction with the bank. That is why we contacted you to
assist us in this transaction. I'm ready to give you 20% and 10% of it will
be donated to some charity organisations, has my late husband willed, while
my children and I will utilize the rest to continue our life out side
Nigeria. Please be kind hearted enough to contact my LAWYER ON HIS OfFICE if
you can be able to handle it .

NAME: BARRISTER Dave Udoka
EMAIL: udochamber001@operamail.com

. And send to him the following details: Suitable communication lines (where
he could reach you easier communication. my proxys name is Barrister Dave
Udoka I count on your mercy andunderstanding.

Yours in need.

Mrs. P. SARO-WIWA
Email:saruwiwa2007@yahoo.co.uk.

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