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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: "ibrahim obasanjo" <ibarhimobasanjo3@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ibrahim_obasanjo@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:38:53 +0200
Subject: GOODDAY MY DEAR


Good Day,



Forgive this unusual manner of contacting you,but this particular letter is
of exceptional and very private nature.There is absolutely going to be a
great doubt and distrust in your heart in respect of this email, coupled
with the fact that,so many miscreants have taken possession of the Internet
to facilitate their nefarious deeds, thereby making it extremely difficult
for genuine people to get attention and recognition.


There is no way for me to know whether I will be properly understood, but it
is my duty to write and reach out to you. My name is Ibrahim Obansanjo, I
have a transaction which I will need your assistant because i have no where
else to turn to. So please I will really
appreciate if you can give me your full cooperation, I assure you that you
will smile and behappy for the rest of your life after we finish with this
transaction.



Without wasting time my first cousin was the former president of the
republic of Nigeria Chief Olusegun Obansanjo, after he handed over to the
new president, a lot of probes has been going on for him to come and make
account for a lot funds which cannot be accounted for.So therefore, my
cousin Olusegun Obansanjo has giving me the authority
to assist him safe guard some funds, because the way things are going now in
Nigeria , I think he will be jailed again and all the funds he made as a
president will be confiscated. All his colleague and his vice president, CBN
Governor, Minister of finance and Accountant General of the federation, all
this people are now under house arrest, so we need to act as quick as
possible. My cousin told me where he kept some funds which he wants me to
safe guard for him, he asked me to look for a foreigner who is not known or
related to us in any means either a man or a woman, a person who is not
going to betray us or expose us to the present Nigerian government.



That is the only reason I am contacting you because I have so much trust in
you because you are not known by any Nigerian or the government. So my good
friend if you will assist us to safe guard some funds until this problem is
over, I will want you to get back to
me. I am willing to compensate you very beautifully if you will assist us,
even my self I am outside Nigeria writing this letter to you because I don't
want any person apart from your self knowing about this discussion.



My cousin Olusegun Obansanjo has agreed to give you 50% of the profit of
what ever amount which you can safe guard for us after investments. I await
your immediate response.



Mr. ibrahim Obansanjo.

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