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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: Wilfred Ogugua <wilfredogugua@web.de>
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:37:22 +0200
Subject: Still Waiting for an urgent update pls !!!!






From: Mr Wilfred Ogugua Esq.

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PLACE> Chambers C.I=20

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Cote D'Ivore <O:P></O:P>

Tel: +22566123719 <O:P></O:P>

E-mail: wilfredogugua@aol.co.uk [mailto:wilfredogugua@aol.co.uk] <O:P></O:=
P>

<O:P> </O:P>

Hello Dear,=20

<O:P> </O:P>

I am Mr Wilfred Ogugua Esq. a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney=
to a national of your country, who used to work as a contractor with Crys=
tal Construction Company also an sub contractor with our oil firm (PETRO I=
VOIRE) in <ST1:CITY w:st=3D"on"><ST1:PLACE w:st=3D"on">Abidjan</ST1:PLACE></ST=
1:CITY>, Cote D`Ivore.=20

<O:P> </O:P>

Herein after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2005,=
my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a car accid=
ent along <ST1:CITY w:st=3D"on"><ST1:PLACE w:st=3D"on">Bouake</ST1:PLACE></ST1=
:CITY> express road all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their =
lives.=20

<O:P> </O:P>

Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of =
my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.=20

<O:P> </O:P>

It was after these several unsuccessful attempts, to locate any member of =
his family hence I contacted you. I am contacting you to assist in repatri=
ating all property left behind by my client including a Mettalic Trunk Box=
(Tagged Family Valuables) he deposited with a Security Company here in Ab=
idjan before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Securit=
y where this deposit was made.

=20

The content in the Trunck Box is Raw United States Dollar valued at about =
Twenty Six Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (USD$26.5M=
) I have been given a notice by the security company to provide the next o=
f kin or they will turn it over to the Government for confiscation within =
the next 14 official working days inline with the policy of the company.=20

<O:P> </O:P>

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives of my client for =
the past 2yrs, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of th=
e deceased, so that the proceeds of this money valued at (USD$26.5M) can b=
e released to you and then you and me can share the money 50% to me and 50=
% to you I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up =
any claim we may make.

<O:P> </O:P>

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us succeed in this dea=
l; I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement t=
hat will protect you from any breach of the law.

=20

Please get in touch with me by my above alternative email or call me on th=
is Telephone: +22566123719 to enable us discuss further about this transac=
tion.=20

<O:P> </O:P>

<O:P> </O:P>

Best regards,=20

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