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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: "JAMES OBIOMA"<confirmations@myway.com>
Reply-To: jamesobioma@o2.pl
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 15:34:29 -0500 (EST)
Subject: READ AND RESPOND TO ME !!!


Dear Friend,CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSALI must first apologize for this unexpected e-mail message to you, I am aware that this is not the best medium of approach when starting a business relationship since we have not met before, but as time goes on you will realize the need for my action.I wish to request for your consent in a business deal valued at US$20,500,000.00 (Twenty million, five hundred thousand United States dollars) that I want to transfer into a safe foreign bank account. The above sum is not in any way connected with drug money, terrorism or money laundry rather it is an excess amount from an over invoiced contract that was executed by an American company and paid for . This action of over-invoicing was intentional and since then the fund has been in a suspense account in one of the banks here in Nigeria.I intend to transfer the excess amount to a safe foreign bank account and that is where your assistance is required by providing a safe foreign bank accoun!
t
to accommodate the excess amount since the government anti-corruption law in Nigeria directly prohibits public officer holders like me from operating a foreign account while in service to the Government. I have also suggested a sharing pattern of 20% to you for your involvement and cooperation, 80% for I and two other persons after the transaction is concluded.I am a director in the accounts and audit dept of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and would like to assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free on both sides, so if you find this proposal acceptable, Please get back to me with your full names, contact address, age, occupation and contact telephone/fax numbers as soon as you receive this message. Alternatively we will furnish you with the text of what to type into your letter-headed paper, along with a breakdown explaining, comprehensively what we require of you. The business will take us twenty (21) working days to accomplish.Below are the
conditions that are very important to me, please confirm the below condition:(1)That you will protect the US$20.5Million as soon as it is transferred to your bank account.(2)That you will advice me on the type of investment that I will establish in your country after we must have shared the US$20.5Million according to the laid down percentages.(3)That you will not sit on the money alone once it is transferred into your bank account.(4)That I can put my trust in you.Please keep this transaction as a confidential issue to yourself and I want you to contact me only on my private email addresses: jamesobioma@sify.comYours sincerely,Mr. James ObiomaNigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC)Federal Republic of NigeriaWest Africa

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