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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: CHIEF OBAS OMOKO <obas_omoko1@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 11:49:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: VERY URGENT.



ATTENTION PLEASE,

With due respect, trust and humility, I write you this proposal, which I believe, would be of great interest to you. I found your contact while I was doing a private research on the Internet for a reliable and capable foreign partner that will assist me and my family.

I am MR OBAS OMOKO, the personal assistant on a special duty to late Jonas savimbi the former rebel leader of Angola.

During the current war between the government forces and the rebel I was sent to South Africa on a diplomatic mission to negotiate purchasing of arms and ammunition worth of US$22M(Twenty Two Million United State Dollars) for fighting of the government forces in Angola but on my middle of negotiation with a private South African arms company here in Johannesburg, I was informed that my rebel leader late (Mr. Jonas Savimbi) was assassinated by the government forces in Angola and the US$22M was sealed in a consignment before sending it to South Africa through a diplomatic channel.

After the death of my rebel leader, I decided to divert the fund to a private security and finance company here in AccraGhana for safe keeping of the fund but on my deposition the consignment/fund I did not disclose the content of the consignment/fund to the security company for security reasons because no rebel official was aware that my late rebel leader sent me on this mission before his death.

So if you consider this proposal, I would like you to assist me regard the transferring of the US$22M to your safe overseas bank account where the money will be invested in your country and I will offer you 20% of the total sum for assisting me in this transaction and 5% will be mapped out for expenses both of us may incur during this transaction while 75% will be for my investment in your country.

All I want is for you to furnish me your details and your personal phone and fax numbers for easy communication and more information.

You can contact me on my above telephone or fax number.

NOTE:
That this transaction is 100% risk free and absolutely confidential. Thanks and God bless you.

So reply me back to my alternative private mail box:
obas_omoko@yahoo.com

Best Regards,
MR OBAS OMOKO,
+233-243485760.


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