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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: "ATIKU SALEH" <atikusaleh@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: atiku147@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 18:01:27 +0900
Subject: BUSINESS NOW




Address;
45 NAC Drive,Garki,
Abuja,Nigeria.


My Dear,



I am CHIEF ATIKU SALEH,a top official with the Nigerian National Aviation
Corporation(NNAC) and i want to transfer US$36.5 million into your bank
account.This fund was a result of a contract which was awarded to the
Aviation corporation and now the contractor has been fully paid and the
contract completed,i am now left with the amount of US$36.5 million which
i want to transfer to your account for my own use.

So,The fund will be shared together as follows;35% for you and 55% for me
while the remaining 10% will be for internal and external expenses in the
transaction.

I need your trust and honesty in this transaction and i will arrive to
your country 7 days after the fund is transferred into your bank account.I
would like you to suggest a business which will be good to do in your
country.So,keep this transaction confidential to avoid problems because
none of my colleagues knows about this fund,i want to invest the fund in
your country and let honesty and trust be our watchword in this
transaction.Thanks for your cooperation and understanding.



Chief Atiku Saleh.




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