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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. Patricia David Ige.<patriciadavidige@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 04 May 2012 07:28:45 -0500
Subject: Your help is needed.


Hello,

Before I proceed to my further explanation I will like to apologize to
you in case of any inconveniences this proposal might bring to you
since we have never met each other before. My late Husband Dr. David
Ige was the former Group Executive Director, Gas & Power, NNPC in
Nigeria but he was Murdered in the prison after an allegation
conspired against that He poisoned, his Opponent after one on one
meeting they had, after 2 days a report came to my Husbands office
that His Colleagues has being vomiting blood in his house and he was
suspiciously pointing at my Husband that He Poisoned him over a deal
they had together.

So, while was rushed to the Hospital for Medical assistance He died.
So the deceased wife and families member insisted that my Husband
purposely murdered His Friend over a deal they had a deal had together
and they charged him to the Court but as the News and alarms was blew
round the state and communities, every one sides against my Husband in
the Court that He murdered His friend in other to covered up a deal
which they Court forced my husband to confess what was the deal but my
Husband remained not Guilty until the Court concluded to sentence 11
years imprisonment for a Murdered Case.

As the result of that, the Government discharges my Husband Services
as a Group Executive Director, Gas & Power, NNPC and not enough; they
went ahead to Frizzed his Bank Account worth Hugh Fund counting
Million in our Local Currency. The Government gave the Court order to
confiscate His landed properties. Everything my Husband works his
entire life the office was now a story. So due to the pressure and the
how wickedly my husband was being maltreated in the Prison, He
developed Sudden sickness and died after 9 days in the Prison.

But before the last day I visited him in the prison, as if he knew he
was going to die the next day. He disclose to me about the Money he
deposited at the Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, He told me that He meant
to used the money to invest in Oversea after He resign from his duty
as the Group Executive Director, Gas & Power, NNPC, the Amount is
US$10Million but I and my four Sons is under cage by the Government,
they believed my Husband killed his Colleague for secret deal, so the
Government keep several secret monitoring towards me and my movement
to see if they could find a source another hiding things my husband
left somewhere.

So as am talking to you now, I am deprived of using telecommunication
system but when am free, I can receive call or call you, in fact I
can’t help the situation that is why I contacted you by email for your
assistance. Please if my tears touch your heart to help me and my four
Sons, I will give you the contact address of the Lawyer who is in
charge to my late Husband deposit so that you speak with him and make
other verification, all I want from you is to claim the US$10Million
from Bank and secured it in your personal account.

I believed some day I will snick out with my kids to the neighboring
country in other to travel to come to your country to live for safety.

I thank you for your time to read this message and hopeful that you
reply me with an answer as I expected your positive respond with your
details.

Thanks and God bless you.

Yours Truly,

Mrs. Patricia David Ige.

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