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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: "J.B.OBIANG" <m_obiang@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 20:15:58 +0700
Subject: Attention Director ( YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN THIS VENTURE )

27th JULY, 2006

Dear Sir,

Re: Your Partnership In This Venture

I write this letter in respect of our intention to go into long-term business relationship with your company. I come across your contact information during my investment research from the World Trade Center (W.T.C.) Regional office in Bangkok, Kingdom of Thailand, although the details of my intention was not made known to them. After much consideration, I decided to contact you to assist me undertake some capital investment in your country. Though, I do not know you in person but I still maintain my late father's theory that business is people and contacts. Hence I crave your assistance and your urgent attention.

A brief of myself, My name is Mr. Joseph Bonifacio Obiang from Equatorial Guinea located in West Central Africa. But presently,I have just arrived Bangkok-Thailand where I 'm contacting you for your most needed assistance in this manner.

I am the first Son of late Chief Celestino Bonifacio Obiang, Former Senator and Convergence Party for Social Democracy Party's candidate in December 2002 presidential election. He was assassinated on 28th of June 2005, by unknown assassin at the entrance gate of Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company (GNPOC). We believed that my late father was killed by his poilitical opponents (President Obiang) following march 2004 failed coup plot which involved Sir Mark Thatcher the Son of British former Prime Minister and some opposition leaders in the country. I will not bore you with details of these troubles, rather I will tell you my interest to invest in your country which I hope you will give your urgent attention.

To be explicit and straight to the point, I have a good amount of money I wish to invest in your company either as a share holder or joint venture partnership with hope that we can do a long term business relationship with your esteem firm. We inherited this amount USDM$25.500.000.00, after the death my father. This fund is currently under the safekeeping with a Private finance and security company here in Bangkok-Thailand.

Being a novice into international business or industrial idea before this time and to protect this fund, I decided to solicit your assistance prior to avoid making mistake. Please kindly guide and direct me in investing this fund into a good profitable business orientation since I'm also interested in buying a residential property as I will be moving with my family over to your country as soon as every thing regarding technical and logictics details is worked out and ascertained to our respective satisfaction.

As you are reading this letter, I wish to remind you that nobody knows my where about except you and my family so I demand that this transaction have to do with confidential. To refresh your memory , this fund was lodge with the security company by my late father . It was brought in under diplomatic cover and deposited as personal items. I will like you to know that all the necessary documents both an agreement bound of my late father with security company made is with me now. I will made it available when it is needed by you as I solicit your assistance to claim and transfer the said fund to your country for our proposed investment.

What really matters in this relationship is the entire approach believing this to be welcome development. I must stress that I contacted you on trust, understanding, and oneness for the realization of this project. Base on this prejudice, I need your utmost co-operation, support and truthfulness in this relationship.

For your role in this transaction, my family and I have agreed to offer you a good negotiable percentage of the total money for your assistance in transfering this money to your /company account. Do understand that there is no risk of any kind involve in this as you will confirm, all that we require of you is your reliability and trustworthiness.

Finally, I have taken time to elaborate the nature of the business for your understanding, you are therefore free to ask questions in areas you don't understand. If you are willing and ready to work with me as my partner, do not hasitate to reply me immediately you access this mail or call me on my phone number + 66- 76941278, or email for more details. Do remember that honesty is the watch word in this transaction.

Thanks for your understanding and I'm looking forward to having a successful business relationship with you. Looking forward to your swift and positive response.

Thanks and remain bless.

Yours Faithfully,
J.B.OBIANG
On behalf of OBIANG's Family.


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