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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: "Richard Okoh" <rich_okoh@myway.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:10:03 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: PETROLEUM PROCEEDS TRANSACTION






Hello Associate,I wish to bring this proposal to your attention,though you must be surprised . I got your address through a business directory I was going through at the airport in Amsterdam on my return from an Oil and Gas summit last week, and I am contacting ONLY YOU for this rare golden opportunity of changing the quality of our lives POSITIVELY ! . Please treat as very confidential .My colleagues and I in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) were able to secure through deliberate mark-up of contract values in the oil corporation, the sum of $37million .We need the assistance of a capable and reliableforeign businessassociate like you, to transfer this money into any of your nominated bank account as we intend to go into joint business investments with you immediately this is successfully concluded . We are also planning on resigning our official appointments as soon as the funds hits your bank account .We therefore, solicit your assistance in a rare golden
opportunity of this nature as you shallreceive 15% of the entire oil contract proceeds as commission . This transaction is without any form of risk whatsoever .You are therefore requested to provide your direct tel/fax numbers for morepersonal discussions and transmission of official funds release documents . You arealso required to provide your bank account information for the immediate remittance of the oil funds .Upon your response, I`ll send you a copy of my International Passport as part of the mutual trusts associated with a transaction of this magnitude . You will also assist us to explore lucrative business ventures in the U.S or Europe where we can invest greater part of our share of this oil contract funds . Study the content of this proposal and get backto us ASAP for detailed information using : fraz8kus@yahoo.comI await your very urgent response .Emeka Nnam .[Associate Partner Of Dr. Richard Okoh]NB.Pls.do get back immediately so that if you cannot render the
required assistance, we will quickly look elsewhere for immediate assistance . Time is of a very great essence in transactions of this magnitude .Thanks and remain blessed .


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