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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: Jonah Otunla <jotunla1@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 16:17:59 +0100
Subject: Re:

r. Jonah Otunla
Plot 14 Bp 1210 Victoria Island

Dear Sir,

I am Mr. Jonah Otunla, working in the department of Fund Released
Order with the
Federal Ministry of Finance.

A contractor executed a contract through Federal Ministry of Works &
Housing (FMWH) and the contract worth Ten Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars.

Meanwhile, the fund has been approved for payment by my office
awaiting for me to give order for the final endorsement of the release
of his fund to him before he died with his family in a ghastly motor
accident.

I shall be presenting you to the ministry here as the beneficiary's
next of kin/business associate to this fund as we have been
unsuccessful in locating any of his relatives, so that his total
contract sum of Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars will be processed and paid to you and thereafter both of us
will share the money. Immediately you accept to co-operate with me, I
will send to you the whole relevant information that is required of
you to know concerning the contract fund.

Please note that this transaction should be kept covert and you should not
disclose my involvement in this transaction.

Will you be interested to assist in this transaction, you are required to
reply me with the below information:

1. Your complete names/address,
2. Private phone numbers.
3. Your Identification ID

As soon as i get your reply, I shall inform you of the next step of action.

Yours truly,

Mr. Jonah Otunla.

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