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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: "Frank M. Tuebi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <resurr1@gazeta.pl>
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:27:22 +0600
Subject: What went wrong?

From: MR. FRANK TUEBI.

Delta State Nigeria

 

Hello Dear,

 

I was very delighted when you took your precious time to reply my mail despite the spreading of scam in the internet these days. Sincerely, I appreciated your response to my proposal and I am looking forward to have a good relationship with you, but your sudden silence is amazing. What could be the matter? Can you please tell me the reason behind your sudden silence?

 

As I stated in my previous mail and also believing that you might have heard through the media (CNN or BBC) as this has been on the international news for some time now; my former boss Chief James Ibori was declared wanted in Nigeria for corruption and money laundering charges due to his activities during his tenure as the governor of the oil rich Delta state. He managed to escape from Nigeria but was arrested in Dubai where he is currently in custody although the Nigerian government is seeking to extradite him back to the country to answer questions on money laundry charges. As the governor of an oil rich state, he indeed made a lot of money just like others before him. However, he is being prosecuted because he never supported the present government. As I earlier stated, the whole exercise has a political motive as the former governor has a score to settle with the present government.

 

All his assets has been seized and his accounts frozen. A move I anticipated as his personal assistance hence I was able to move some of the saves in his house before he was arrested. These funds which are currently deposited with a Finance company as personal belongings cannot be transferred through bank for security reasons.

I am suggesting transfer the fund into your account for long-term investments such as:  real estate, housing development business subsidiaries or dealership for larger business for mutual benefit.

Please, I am not instigating you to become maybe a conspirator in a crime.

You may get more information's about the former governor via these web sites:-

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8680569.stm

http://amairi.org/ibori_loot.html

http://www.businessdayonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10993:ibori-arrested-in-dubai&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=18

 

I am looking forward to hear from you again.

 

Thanks and best regards,

Mr. Frank M. Tuebi.

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