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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: JONATHAN ONYEJIUWA <onyejinathan@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jonaateke2010@in.com
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 10:13:28 -0300
Subject: Attention


Dear Sir/Madam,


I am constrained by insufficient information about you to express in full the
main objectives of this proposal due to its highly confidential nature. However,
kindly view the enclosed websites and get back to me for immediate proceedings.

My names are MR. JONATHAN ATEKE ONYEJIUWA ERUKE, I am an activist from the oil
rich states of Nigeria (Niger Delta Region), although the Government of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria decided to brand us MILITANTS, we are fighting for
our people who are dying every day as a result of oil pollution, gas flaring,
injustice and marginalization.

It is no strange news any more that we are fighting with the Military of
Nigeria, since the soldiers started attacking our villages in the name of trying
to flush out Militants, we have lost many of our comrades and others are running
for their lives now, although the Government is offering amnesty but no one
believes in it because that might be a way to get hold of
us. You can read more about us and the government through these links if you are
not conversant with Nigerian news:

http://www.234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/News/National/5422826-146/story.csp
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSL520671820090605
http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=145386
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7257363.stm


Since the Government has started this endless offensive attack on us, I have no
other option than to run away most of my friends who has relatives outside the
country have all left to meet their relatives for shelter, I have a sister that
was killed by the soldiers after severely rapping her, I do not want to be
killed, as we took up this struggle in other not to
Become slaves in our own country because of so called government interest on
crude oil and other mineral resources in our Region.

I will be glad if you can help me to come over to your country for shelter, I
have within me Seventeen Million United States Dollars (USD 17M) the Money
belongs to my Commandant that was killed by the Army. Although I have managed to
move the money through help of a top politician here who sponsors us and the
money is safe now and was deposited in a Bank here in my
country.

I hereby solicit your consent to present you as the Next of Kin to the deceased.
So please reply urgently so that I will inform you on the next step. I need your
full co-operation to make this transaction work perfectly. I need your strong
assurance that you will never let me down immediately we start with the process.

There is no risk whatsoever associated with this transaction. I guarantee you
that this will be executed under the most legitimate way. 5% of the total money
will be used to offset any expenses incurred as regards this transaction. 30%
goes to you and while the remaining 65% is for me.

The problem I have now is to leave this country because our sponsors are all
denying us and cannot come out in full because the present government will see
them as saboteurs so they have told us in secret to find a way out to leave the
country, I am trying to leave but where do I go if I leave here who do I go to
that is why I want your help, if you can accept to help me,
I will be glad, I am still here in the creek of Niger Delta and I can only plan
on how to leave if you are willing to help me, I am ready and willing to share
the Money into two with you once I come over to your country.

As soon as you indicate interest, I will direct you to where the money is and we
will talk about how I can leave here to meet you, please we cannot talk on phone
now because the military special task force are monitory my line though I have
another virgin cell phone that we will use for our conversation if you accept to
help me, please this is about my life and I would be glad if you keep it secret.
Please reply with your full information.

NAME-------------
ADDRESS----------
OFFICE PHONE-----
HOUSE PHONE
MOBILE-----------
OCCUPATION-------
AGE--------------
MARTIAL STATUS---
COMPANY-----------
COUNTRY-----------

I await your urgent response.

Thanks and God bless.
MR.JONATHAN ATEKE ONYEJIUWA ERUKE





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