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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: "ouowa028@terra.es" <ouowa028@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 18:14:19 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Beloved in Christ



Beloved,

Calvary greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I am Olumuyiwa Obasanjo, 28,the only son of late Chief Mrs. Stella Obasanjo, the wife of the president of Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.And as you know, my mother died on 20th of Oct; 2005,at 60,in a Spanish hospital during a surgical operation. See: www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/23/obasanjo.obituary

I am writing you in tears and soaked emotions and I expect a fraction of consolation from you by positively responding to this request without fear or delay. As you know that my father, Olusegun Obasanjo was the military president of Nigeria between 1976-1979 before becoming the present democratic President, so the family has been living in an atmosphere of firm and favor acquiring almost everything they ever wanted.

Fortunately, my late mother, Stella was not only the first lady on the mere formality. She was simply my dad's favorite among the bary of other wives in our competitive polygamous family. Yes competitive indeed! That’s why my late mother did everything to acquire most of her personal properties on my name.

She has always taken steps further to distract everyone from the traces of her treasure locations. Early last year, she prepared a reasonable sum and packaged it as diplomatic immunities and deposited it in a Security Commission in Europe, all on my name. The amount is US$25M,all in US$100:00 denomination notes. Now, she is dead! She was finally committed to mother earth on Friday, 28th Oct; 2005 and Thanks-giving service was held on her honor on Sunday 30t to bid her final farewell. May her soul continue to rest in the bosom of Abraham, our father in faith.

Sycophants, you know, will want to reap where they did not sow! It is optimistic that the other family members MUST lunch a trail of persecution and pressure to dispose me of what belongs to me, and above all, my father, the president might be selfish in keeping my interest since the other wives are there to instigate him. My mum is no more and I am very sick.

As a new Christian convert, I have decided to give out this money for the work of God through out the world as well as winning souls for God. I did not take this decision on my own. I was directed to do so in a trance, thrice and who am I to disobey the voice of the Lord! After my prayers, I searched the Christian site in the Internet, I found your email address and I decided to contact you. Please if you are interested in using this fund for the work of God, do send to me your full names, address, phone and fax numbers to enable me give it to my lawyer for immediate arrangement with the security company on how the consignments that contained the fund will be delivered to you.

Presently, all the documents concerning the consignments are with my lawyer. Now that my sickness has gone to this stage, I am obeying the Lord’s voice and I want the fund to be used for the work of God all over the world. I have prayed and I told God to direct me to an honest Christ who will receive this fund and utilize it for things that will glorify the name of God.

What is too important to me as was revealed to me in dream is that immediately you receive the money, you will pay 10% of it to your church as tithe was warned that this 10% tithe is very important. You will also visit the motherless babies, accident victims, Aids/Hiv centres, clothe the naked and feed the hungry. These will be the major part of your evangelization.

Please get in touch with me through my private e-mail:
mathewoluo@o2.pl

Waiting to hear from you.

Mathew Olu.








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