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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: "Mrs. Tracy Obaseki" <mrs.tracy_o@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mrstracy1@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 10:43:35 -0400
Subject: RE: CONSIDER MY CONDITION




My Dear Friend,



RE: CONSIDER MY CONDITION


I presume this letter will come to you as a surprise, but as things
unfold, we will know each other better and how I got your contact. I will
start by introducing myself to you, I am Mrs. Tracy Obaseki, the wife of
Chief Jackson Gains Obaseki, the Group Managing Director and Chief
Executive of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) I am very sure
that you will be of a good assistance after carefully reading my letter.
For many years of marriage now between me and my husband, I have not given
birth, and this has really troubled my husband. This is as a result of so
much respect attached to local Tradition Culture and Custom in there
community. And now my husband is dead, In short to be sincere and honest
with you, with the present situation of things now, I am being threatened
daily by my husband family to get me out from the house. My husband
parents and brothers are not left out in this matter. This situation has
really affected me psychologically, most of the time I am in the church to
pray and rest myself, because there is no room for rest in my own home
again.

As I am writing to you now, I am no longer assured of a matrimonial home,
hence I seek for your urgent assistance and help me out, which I know will
go a long way in getting me settled down finally. I want to use this
opportunity, since my husband families are tiring to abandon me because of
childlessness, to move this amount of (US$18M) million us dollars into
your custody for safe keeping, pending my arrival in your country. Be
informed that this said amount was given to my husband as gratification
from some foreign oil companies he helped in securing Allocation for the
Drilling of Crude Oil in Nigeria. As a civil servant then, he does not
want to be espoused, so he gave me this money to keep in my personal
account, this was when the going was okay between us, so that he can
exonerate himself from the eyes of Government security operatives and the
civil service commission (CSC) which is the body that scrutinizes the
activities of all civil servants in Nigeria as checks and balances for
official misconduct.

Please I need your urgent assistance because my husband family are tiring
to take all I and my husband has labored for and throw me out of the
house, please don't let this happen to me come and save me out of this
trouble and I will be forever be grateful to you. To be sincere and honest
with you, this money is never connected with drugs, money sundry, and
firearms and ooting, which I believe might put fears in you and
consequently withdrawing your help for security reasons. Hence the source
of this said money is clean and clear. This money was exposited in my
personal Domiciliary Account and I have discussed with the bank manager
who is very close to me, my intention to transfer the money out of Nigeria
and he promise to render to me all the assistance I needed to transfer the
money out of Nigeria. All I need now is for you to send me your bank
account and other information’s, to enable my bank apply for foreign
exchange at the Federal Ministry of Finance with your name as the
beneficiary of the fund.

This is how my bank has planned it, to avoid any suspicion from our apex
bank. Be rest assured that this transaction is 100% risk free, As soon as
I receive your response and your willingness to help as regards to his I
will furnish you on the next line of action to take immediately. Note, as
soon as the money is successfully transferred into your account, I will
start coming to meet you in your country. I remise to compensate you very
well at the successful end, this is the guarantee I am giving you from my
heart of heart. Be informed according to my bank manager, this transaction
will not last more than 7 working bank days and it will be concluded
because every necessary/vital arrangements has been put in place, take
note. Your negative or positive response will be highly appreciated by me,
Thanks and God bless your family.Please reply on this direct e-mail
address: mrstracy1@yahoo.com.hk



Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Tracy Obaseki

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