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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: "arieslious5050@terra.es" <arieslious5050@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 19:46:04 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: THIS MESSAGE COMES TO YOU!!!


BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP
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We =E2=80=98re sorry to approach in this manner, out of surprises that we h=
ave not met before, but as it maybe, it occurs that one must definitely be =
associated to another at a particular juncture. Peter & Paul are the only s=
urvived children to late Chief Aldofus Dipeaye and we are currently running=
our final year courses in the varsity.
=20
Our father Chief Aldofus Dipeaye was the king of Obaganani Town in Bayalsa =
State who acquired an appropriated land portion that has proven Natural Min=
eral enriched where crude oil and others are obtained .To be factual this l=
and was leased out by our father the king for 10 years since 1998 to Africa=
n oil company, Agip and Total oil in approved profile with Nigeria National=
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Therefore, as you must know hence the portio=
n belongs to the king=E2=80=99s, consistent with the law and tradition of i=
nheritance, I PETER ARIESLIOUS will be entitled to be crown the next king o=
f the Town, in line with this position I shall be fully ordered to continue=
with the possession of the king=E2=80=99s birthright as the next king.
=20
More importantly, I=E2=80=99m consulting for a marketer who will be patroni=
zing for the crude oil by means of exportation which I optimist to open a n=
ew a capital market as joint business now our father is dead, because he wa=
s only being paid a particular amount by oil companies as they were supervi=
sing the process in respect of the portion approved for the king=E2=80=99s.=
Otherwise, you can assist us provide a marketer, certainly you shall be co=
mpensated based on the rate your buyer/marketer was able to yield. Presentl=
y, some of the oil companies have started applying for renewal of the lease=
-period expiration to the office of the king=E2=80=99s palace, but I have c=
onsidered to personally conduct the King=E2=80=99s Access Land Portion (KAL=
P) Which was formally supervised by the oil company and were compensating m=
y father due to his limited education, and now grant the lease approval ord=
er to the Commercialized Land Portion (CLP) to the companies.
=20
We shall be unfolding more details to you in near future with response to t=
his mail.Reach on my private mailbox for quick response to your mail:ariesl=
ious@yahoo.com
=20
PETER&PAUL.=20
=20





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