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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: "Barrister Amadi" <nnamdi015@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: amadinnamdi001@yahoo.com.br
Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 05:56:27 -0700
Subject: RE: BUSINESS COOPERATION

From: Amadi Paul A. of Okonkwo Associate
Subject: Breaking News!!!
Date: Mon., 24 Oct., 2005 05:06:15+0200
Breaking News!!!
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/23/obasanjo.obituary/index.html

RE: BUSINESS COOPERATION

I am Amadi Paul N, private attorney to the late Mrs. Stella Obasanjo, wife
of the Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, who died yesterday Sunday the
23 of October 2005 at a hospital in Spain. She had traveled to Spain to
undergo sergery and died from complications resulting from that surgery.

As the personal attorney to the deseased, I handle every of her affairs,
mostly properties and funds both domestic and in overseas's. In this case my
clients who left huge amount of million GB Pounds Sterling and so many
investment with my signatures abroad.

Very soon my client's family will call me to account for my client's
properties and fund offshores. At this jucture, I seek your consent to
present you as the benefector to my client's fund deposited in Europe which
I will desclose to you, since I have all the documents regarding the
depositing of the funds. I will procure all the necessary legal
documentation that can be used to back up any claim we might make.

All required is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this Deal
through. I quarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, I promise that
you and I can share the money 34/66%.

I believed my letter recieved a favourable consideration from you as I await
your respond as soon as able possible. On your reply I will attache my copy
International Passport for proof of my identity. You must give me a copy of
reply to this my private mail box for urgent attention:
amadinnamdi001@yahoo.com.br

Best Regards,
Nnamdi A Paul (Esq.)
Okonkwo Associate
123 Alhaji Musa Way,
Abuja FCT, Nigeria.

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