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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: godwin nwalieji <godwin_nwalieji48@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 21:14:54 +0100
Subject: dearest one



ROUTE PEKADIS ABATOUE BP 699 BP DE NO.2 PHARMACIE RÉPUBLIQUE DE COTONOU BÉNIN Dear , I am GODWIN NWALIEJI, the only son of late Dr.WILLIAMS NWALIEJI late Managing Director of ZOBA petroleum company in Cotonu capital city of Benin, I must confess my agitation is real, and my words is my bond, in this proposal. After death of my mother when she gave birth to me 1982, when i was two years old(2yrs) because of these my father has a great love for me.as his only son and confides a lot in me because he know that a day will come when I will manage his vast wealth but the relationship painfuly did not last. This is a story that seems like a fiction to me but today i am facing the reality of being an orphan who is also being hunted by men of wicked principles hence tragidy does not alter fact but fact remains when other hopes has being shatterd. On november 18th two thousand and six (2006yr) after my father came back from a meeting he was complainig of stomach upset he was rushed to the hospital along the line the doctor comfirmed that he was poisend,he died two days later but before his last breath he disclosed an amount fifteen million dollars($15 million) he deposited with a PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY here in Benin. and he told me that I should look for a relaible foriegner who will assist me and clear the Money from the Security Company due to his enemise might also kill me especially late father`s family brother`s.it is on this note that I am contacting you to help. now all my hope is banked on you and I really wants to invest this money in your country, were there is stability of Government, political andveconomic welfare.Honestly I want you to believe that this transaction is real. My late father gave me the Original Deposit certificate of Consignment issued to him by the (SECURITY COMPANY) on the date of deposit for you to clarify because, I do not expose my self to anybody I see, I believe that you are able to keep this transaction secret for me because this money is the hope of my life. Please reply me immediately after you must have gone through my message fill free to ask me any Question. N.B Try and negotiate for me some profitable blue chip investment opportunities which is risk free which I can invest with this money when it is transferred to your position, personally I am interested in estate management and hotel business, please advise me with more. Reply me back immediately you receive this message formore explanation. And promisse me to be a father considering my situationan and my age, do not betray me and also accept me to belong to your family since I have lost my family. pls contact me with this my private email (godwin_nwalieji@yahoo.fr) Thanks and God bless Best regards GODWIN NWALIEJI
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