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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: johnakpo09@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:40:47 -0800
Subject: re2

Dear Friend,I am Mr john akpo, a merchant in the Middle
East.But based in Nigeria I have been
diagnosed with Cancer which was discovered very late, due to
my laxity in caring for my health.
It has defiled all forms of medicine, Right now I have only
about a few months to live, according
to my Medical Doctor. I have not particularly lived my life
so well, as I never really cared for
myself but the oil business. Though, I am very rich, I was
never ge! nerous, I only focused on my
business as that was the only thing I cared for. But now I
regret all this as I now know that
there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all
the money in the world. I believe
when God gives me a second chance and heal me I would live
my life a different way from how I
have lived it.I have sowed a seed for my healing I have
willed and given most of my properties
and assets to my immediate and extended family members and
as well as a few close friends. I want
God to be merciful to me and accept my soul and so, I have
decided to give arms to charity
organizations and give succor and comfort to the less
privileged of the Tsunami Victims and the
Huricane katrina in USA, as I want this to be one of the
last good deeds I do on earth. So far, I
have distributed money to some charity organizations in
India and Malaysia. Now that my health
has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this mys! Elf
anymore. I once asked members of my family
to close one of my accounts in Saudi Bank and distribute the
money which I have there to charity
organization and to the less privileged in Bulgaria and
Sudan-Africa They cashed the money but
kept it only to themselves.Hence, I do not trust them
anymore, as they seem not to be contended
with what I have left for them already. The last of my money
which no one knows of is the huge
cash
deposit of $11, million that I have in the Vault of a
security house in uk for safe keeping. I
want you to collect this deposit on my behalf and disburse
half of it to the Huricane Katrina in
USA as well as Tsunami Earthquake victims in Asia for the
less privileged (for charity purpose)
and the other half to set up an investment that is profit
base in other to keep the charity work
alive. Please send me a mail to indicate your wiliness to
assist in this disbursement. For your
willingness and readiness to act accor! dingly, I will set
aside 40% for you for your time and
efforts in caring out this responsibility on my behalf
while,the remaining 60% will be used by
you for both charity work and setting up of an investment
that is profit oriented to enable you
continue to assist the less privileged from time to time
from the profit you make from this
investment annually. I need your urgent reply so that I will
not have to go on sourcing for a
credible person
to handle this project. I look forward to hear from you
soon. reply to
(johnakpo09@yahoo.com)God bless you.
Mr john akpo

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