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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: "lucy obi" <lucy_obi15@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: lucy_obi2@yahoo.ca
Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2006 20:04:28 +0100
Subject:

 


Dear  Ashraf,

Although this letter may appear to you as a suprise but i will
appreciate it if you permit me to inform you of my desire of going into
business  relationship with you.

Iam Princess Lucy Obi , 19 years of age, the only daughter of late Mr.
and Mrs. Daniel Obi , He was formally a director with Kobe Steel
Corporation company, a Japanese company that constructed the Liquidified
Natural Gas Company in Eleme -River state Nigeria, before he was poisoned
to death by my step mother, after a meal prepared by her.

When my mother died on the 21st October 1996, my father took me so
special  because i had no mother.Before My father's death on the 29th June
2003 in a  private hospital here in Lagos, he secretly called me on his
bedside and told me that he deposited a sum of s$5.850,000(Five million
eight hundred and fifty thousand united states dollars) with a BANK in
europe,that he used my name for the next of kin in depositing the fund.

He also explained to me that it was because of his wealth that he was
poisoned by his greedy wife(my step-mother) so that she could inherit
his wealth.My step mother has virtually made me a slave ever since my
father died, for that fact,i believe she might also
eliminate me if she get to know  about the fund.

He told me to seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice
where i will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose and also
make arrangement for me to come over to his/her country after the money
has been transferred.

In view of this, i humbly seek for your assistance to enable me
transfer the fund and also to serve as the guardian of the fund. If you are
willing to assist me in transfering the funds, contact me through this
email(
lucy_obi2@yahoo.ca)   and also send me your full name/complete
mailing address and your direct telephone/fax numbers as I will like a
faster communication medium to facilitate the transfer.

However, iam ready to offer you 10% of the total sum as compensation
for your effort/input after the successful transfer of this money to your
account overseas. Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards
assisting me, as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within
seven (7) working days, if you signify your interest to assist me.
Your soonest response is anticipated, thank you for your anticipated
co-operation.


Princess Lucy Obi

 Ashraf assit me please



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