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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: "CHIEF STEVEN OKOLI" <instal@solarpst.com>
Reply-To: stevenokoli1@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 19:39:17 -0300
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED FROM YOU

FROM THE PRIVATE DESK OF
CHIEF STEVEN OKOLI
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE
ABUJA _LAGOS NIGERIA.

GOOD DAY TO YOU,

I AM MR STEVEN OKOLI,THE CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN CONTRACT/INHERITANCE DEBT RECONCILIATION DEPARTMENT OF FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

I WILL LIKE TO DO BUSINESS OF MUTUAL BENEFIT OF US D$19.2MILLION WITH YOU IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND TRUST WORTHY.

ON THE COURSE OF MY NEW APPORTIONMENT INVESTIGATION OF FILES IN MY TABLE I DISCOVERED ONE OF OUR FOREIGN DEBTOR WHO HAS THE SAME SURNAME WITH YOU BUT OUR INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT HE IS LATE NOW AND DID NOT LEAVE ANY NEXT OF KIN TO THE FUND HENCE I CONTACT YOU FOR THIS AND IF
YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY FOR MORE INFORMATION AND QUICK ACTION.PLEASE IF THIS INTEREST YOU CONTACT ME ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL NO stevenokoli1@yahoo.com SECURITY REASONS. I WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU


THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU
CHIEF STEVEN OKOLI


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