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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:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Bernard Oti <bern123a2@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2014 06:36:07 +0000
Subject: Can you work with on this project ?
Hello.
I am a member of the Exxon Mobil Corporation contract award and monitoring committee in West Africa, Exxon Mobil Corporation awarded contracts of $756m U.S Dollar to Wolf Oil Services Ltd and this contract was over invoiced with the amount of $10,5m U.S Dollar by me and my Committee in other to benefited from the contract and now Wolf Oil Services Ltd had executed the contract and the payment have been paid but the remaining over invoiced sum which I have contacted you to work with me and my committee so we can make you a contractor with Exxon Mobil Corporation and the beneficiary of the a contract payment of the $10.5m U.S Dollar now in a suspense account to transfer the sum to your account for us, You will getting 20% of the total sum after the transfer and me and my committee will get 78% while 2% will be for our expense from us and you. if you are interested in working with us then let me know.
My best regards.
Bernard Otti.
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