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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: "Bolashade GEORGE" <bolashade02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: bolageorge60@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:43:19 +0100
Subject: Letter From George,Reply Back Immediately.


INVESTMENT MANAGER PORTFOLIO


Dear Partner,

I know that you are a God's fearing person and that is why I am contacting
you in this transaction having in mind that you can perfect it very well.

I am an Administrative Staff of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC), I represent a highly placed members of finance sector of the
corporation,I have been mandated to sought the services of Investment
Manager to the sum of $32,000,000.00, this amount represent an over invoiced
amount of money from a contract that was awarded to an American Oil
exploration company, the company having completed the contract was paid for
the execution of the contract since 2002, without the over invoiced amount.
The group that I am representing are in charge of the accounts and finance
section including the auditing department and have perfected all documents
to back up the payment as to avoid any trace whatsoever which makes the
transaction 100% risk free.

My request is your assistance in receiving this $32,000,000.00 using one of
your most secured accounts that is able to carry this money and thereafter
you invest it for a period of 2 years. You would be entitled to 30% of the
total fund in question as the fund manager while the remaining percentage
will come to us.Trustworthiness and confidentially should be our watch word
so as to protect their highly exalted positions without denting their image
and personality; I will need your assurance and maximum co-operation.A
working agreement paper would be drafted to this effect and signed by both
parties before the processing of the payment via the relevant authorities
and subsequent transfer of the payment into the account that you would
provide for this purpose.

If this is acceptable to you,please get back to me STRICTLY via my private
email: bolageorge60@yahoo.com so that we can proceed for the execution of
this transaction.


Please DO NOT bother to respond if you are not interested.Please indicate
your address and private mobile telephone number for easy communication.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Bolashade George.

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