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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: "Vicky Igho" <don_mark781@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: vuicky112233@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 23:44:18 +0200
Subject: ATT:PRESIDENT/CEO




ATT:PRESIDENT/CEO

INTRODUCTION: l am Mrs. Vicky Igho, l know this proposal will come to you
as a surprise because we have not met before either physically or through
correspondence. I have no doubt in your ability to handle this proposal
involving huge sum of money but as things unfold, we will know each other
better and how I got your contact, I am very sure that you will be of a
good assistance after carefully reading my letter. For many years of
marriage between me and my husband, I have not given birth to a male
child, and this has really troubled my husband.

This is as a result of so much respect attached to local Tradition Culture
and Custom in there community. And my husband died last year of Heart
Attack, In short to be sincere and honest with you, with the present
situation of things now, I am being threatened daily by my husband family
to get me out from the house. Before the sudden death of my beloved
husband, and father of my two daughters, my late husband intended to
establish a business in the United States of America with the sum of$18.5
million United States dollars, but unfortunately he died before this
proposed venture.

Following his death, his family members insisted that I am not entitled to
his property (Assets and money) since I am a woman and my offspring's all
girls as I do t have a male child for my husband. Well, according to some
barbaric traditional laws here in Nigeria ( Africa ) which doesn't permit
a
woman to inherit a man's property, as they are expected by tradition to
take over the management of his business and other properties.

THE SUBJECT: MY HUSBAND CHIEF JOSEPH IGHO (Now Late) was the Royal Head of
my Community, JESSE (an oil rich town) in Nigeria. My late husband’s
community produces 3.5% of the total crude oil production in Nigeria and
0.5% of the Dollar value of each barrel is paid to my husband as royalty
by the Federal Government. My husband was also the Chairman of OMPADEC,
Jesse branch. In his position as the Royal head and Chairman of the
OMPADEC, unfortunately to these wicked family members, the $18.5million
United States dollars which my late husband intended to use in
establishing a business in the United States was deposited in a bank
account unknown to his family. I and the lawyer are the only one aware of
this money.

THE PROPOSAL: Just before my husband died he called my attention to the
money and charged me to look for a foreigner who would assist me in the
transfer / investment of the funds abroad. So l would be very grateful if
you could accept to help me achieve this great objective. I promise to
give you ($7.5m) of the total funds transferred to your vital bank account
as compensation for your assistance. Five percent (5%)would be set aside
to take care of all expenses we may incur during the transaction. To
indicate your interest, contact me urgently and confidentially for more
information and the roles you will play in this business. All the legal
information concerning this Money will be sent to you as soon as we agree
together.

If this proposal satisfies you, please provide your immediately with your
full names,telephone and fax numbers to my lawyer via this email
address(donmark@maills.de) Attorney Barrister Don Mark, He shall handle
this transaction from beginning to the end on my behalf.


Yours faithfully,


Mrs. Vikky Igho.

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