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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: "NGOZI OKONJO" <ngoziokonjonig@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 02:26:19 +0000
Subject: GET BACK TO ME

From Dr Mrs Ngozi Okonjo
Fedral ministry Of finance
95 sanfild street Ikeja
lagos state Nigeria.

My Dear ,
  
You might be surprise, how I got your e mail address,I got it true my research, And I fill you will be capable of helping me and you will benefit from it ,it is business .I am chief  Dr Mrs.  Okoronjo  lweala the minister of finance in the federal republic of
Nigeria, from Enugu Eastern part of the  country.The federal government has awarded a contract worth of THIRTY MILLION USA DOLLARS,($30,000,000) for water,
sanitation and, immunization. I have worked out this money as minister of finance, and is now under my care, and I have released TEN MILLION USA DOLLARS,
($10,000,000)  for the execution of the job, Now the remaining money, I want a reliable foreign account to pay this money in to, I want to have a foreign accountin you country my family and I are planing to travel out of this country after my tenure as the finance minister,  the country is  not stable  , the Easterners are fighting to liberate themselves  from Nigeria, being Biafrans ,which    means any thing can happen any moment from now if the government dose not act well, I need  this transaction urgently, Please  if you are interested fill this form.

1. your full names...........................
2. your contact address.......................
3. state\ country...............................
4. your phon \ fax number......................
5.your new acount number..........................
6.name of your Bank \ their phone number..........
Please this is confidencial, after this i will direct you to my private barrister,for proper transaction.
Chief Dr Mrs. Okoronjo lweala



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