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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: "Atiku Abubakar" <turaki_abubakar1999@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: vpatiku_abubakar@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 12:12:40 +0000
Subject: PLEASE ATTEND TO THIS OFFER

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA


FROM THE DESK OF
ATIKU ABUBAKAR
VICE PRESIDENT

PLEASE ATTEND TO THIS MY OFFER

ATTENTION PLEASE

I HOPE THAT THIS PROPOSAL OF MINE WILL GET TO YOU IN A GOOD CONDITION,I AM
ALHAJI ATIKU ABUBAKAR(TURAKI ADAMAWA)THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC
OF NIGERIA.

DUE TO THE UNENDING POLITICAL LOGJAM BETWEEN MYSELF AND THE PRESIDENT(RTD
GENERAL OBASANJO) WHICH HAS ATTRECTED THE INTERFERRANCE OF ECONOMICS AND
FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION(EFCC) HEADS BY AN OBASANJO FAITHFUL(MR.NUHU
RIBADU) TO DETER ME FROM MY PRESIDENTIAL AMBITION.

AND THERE IS ONE ACCOUNT I OPERATE WITH ONE OF THE BANKS IN NIGERIA WHERE I
DEPOSITED THE SUM OF 38 MILLION DOLLARS,BUT IN MY RECENT TRIP TO UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA,I SUCCEDED IN MOVING THIS MONEY OUT OF THE COUNTRY TO AN
UNDISCLOSED BANK IN UNITED KINGDOM.
SO MY DEAR,IN OTHER NOT TO ALLOW THE EFCC TO TRACE THIS MONEY TO UNITED
KINGDOM,I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE IN THE SENCE THAT I WOULD LIKE THIS
MONEY TO BE INVESTED IN A VERY PROFITABLE INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY HENCE I
CONTACTED YOU SO THAT THIS MONEY CANNOT BY ANY MEANS BE TRACED.

MY DEAR IF YOU HAVE KNOWLEDGE IN INVESTMENT AND YOU KNOW VERY WELL THE AREA
OF BUSINESS AT WHICH THIS MONEY WILL BE INVESTED AND IT WILL BE OF A GREAT
BENEFIT TO BOTH OF US JUST WRITE ME BACK IMMEDIATELY THROUGH MY ALTERNATE
EMAIL ADDRESS(vpatiku_abubakar@yahoo.com)
I WILL OFFER YOU 30% (PERCENT) OF THIS MONEY AS MANAGEMENT FEES AFTER THIS
WHOLE MONEY IS BEEN TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY.I WILL
GIVE YOU DETAILS ON HOW THIS WILL BE CONCLUDED WITHOUT PROBLEM OF ANY KIND
WITH THE HELP OF CONTACT I HAVE MADE SO FAR.

REMEMBER IT IS ONLY BUT YOU AND I KNOW ABOUT THIS,SO I WILL BE WELL PLEASED
IF YOU MAINTAIN THE SECRECY OF THIS BUSINESS FOR THE SAKE OF MY POLITICAL
PEDIGREE TILL WE ACHIEVE OUR ULTIMATE GOAL OK.

THANKS AND GOD'S BLESSING
WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU OK.

REGARDS

ALHAJI ATIKU ABUBAKAR(TURAKI ADAMAWA)

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