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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: "Dr. Bode Oladipo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr.bode.oladipo@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:06:23 -0800
Subject: Ref: FGN/FMF/PRE/CONTRACT/-2012

From: Dr. Bode Oladipo
Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF)
Ref: FGN/FMF/PRE/CONTRACT/-2012
 
TOP SECRET
 
Dear Friend,
 
>From all my personal investigation in your payment file, I sincerely wish to inform you that you are not the original contractor/inheritance of the said contract funds because you did not do any contract here with Nigeria government. The original contractor/beneficiary has completed the contract with Nigerian government long time ago and received its full contract payment before you file in your application for claim on the said fund.
However this fund you are now claiming is an over-invoiced contract amount, though which has been approved for payment in your name and favor. But for this reasons we cannot further this payment any more unless you will agree on my conditions that this fund shall be a deal between me and you because the fund dose not belong to you.
Moreover there are still few mistakes and illegal approval documents in the payment file, even the contract details and amount etc, these are the reason why you could not receive this payment up till this day and will not receive it until you comply with me.
 
My conditions are below:
1) As soon as you receive this fund I shall be entitle of 50% of the total sum.
2) You shall keep this deal between me and you as top secret.
3) You shall also give me letter of assurance to prove that you will surely release my own share percentage to me as we will agree and will never reveal this deal to anybody.
Furthermore, if you cannot agree on my above conditions then I shall report your payment file to the senate committee on contract payment and office of Economic & Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) for onward action of cancellation of this payment. Meanwhile all I need is your sincere truth and co-operation so that I can tell you the next thing to do for immediate release of the funds to you.
I wait for your favorable and quick reply.
 
Be advice.
 
Dr. Bode Oladipo

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