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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: "BERNARD OTTI" <bernardotti03@gmail.com>
Reply-To: b.otti@yahoo.es
Date: Thu, 29 May 2014 15:39:07 +0100
Subject: INVESTMENT PROPOSITION


- This mail is in HTML. Some elements may be ommited in plain text. -

Dear Sir,
INVESTMENT PROPOSITION OF US$78,500,000.00
I work with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation ( N.N.P.C ) as one of the management personnel. I would want your assistance to receive on my behalf and one of my colleague the sum of Seventy Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$78.5M) for investment purpose.
If interested and trustworthy, send your full data so that the documentation and the payment can be processed in your name as the recipient of the fund and we shall arrange a meeting with you to conclude this business as to have some formal agreement to protect both parties on this proposed investment and disbursement of the funds
Awaiting your prompt response.

Regards,
Mr. Bernard Otti.
Group Executive Director,
Finance &amp; Accounts Department, NNPC.

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