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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: JAMES AMAH <j1mgs211@gmail.com>
Reply-To: james_amah12@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2015 09:07:07 +0200
Subject: BUSINESS PROP0SAL

--
SIR.

THIS LETTER MIGTH COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT MET
EITHER IN PERSON OR CORRESPONDENCE.

I AM DR.JAMES AMAH,THE FIRST SON OF HIS ROYAL MAJESTY CHIEF MICHAEL
AMAH,THE TRADITIONAL RULER OF AKWAEZE,AN OIL PRODUCING COMMUNITY IN
NIGERIA.I AM MAKING THIS CONTACT AS REGARD A BUSINESS TRANSACTION
WHICH AMOUNTS TO USD$121.500,000(ONE HUNDERD TWENTY ONE MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS)

THIS MONEY WAS ACQUIRED FROM ROYALTIES PAID TO MY FATHER THE
TRADITIONAL HEAD OF MY COMMUNITY AS COMPENSATION BY OIL FIRMS LOCATED
IN OUR AREA DUE TO OIL SPILLAGE WHICH DESTROYED AGRICULTURE AND
AQUATIC LIFE.MY FATHER KEPT THIS MONEY WITH A LOCAL SECURITY FIRM
WHERE IT WILL BE SECURED.UNFORTUNATELY MY FATHER DIED RECENTLY AS A
RESULT OF CARDIAC ARREST.

JUST BEFORE HIS DEATH,HE CALLED MY ATTENTION TO THE SECURITY CODE WITH
WHICH HE DEPOSITED THE BOXES CONTAINING THE FUNDS AND FURTHER TOLD ME
THAT HE DID NOT INCLUDE ANY BENEFICIARY IN THE DEPOSIT IE WITH AN OPEN
BENEFICIARY.

SO WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS TO ASSIST ME IN GETTING THIS MONEY TO
SAFETY FOR INVESTMENT.THIS IS DUE TO THE LATEST CODE OF CONDUCT
RESTRICTION IN MY COUNTRY ,IN THIS MOMENT.YOU WILL BE GIVEN 20% OF
THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE,MY 75% WILL BE INVESTED IN A
LUCRATIVE BUSINESS WITH YOUR GUIDANCE AND 5% WILL BE FOR EXPENSES
INCURRED DURING THE TRANSACTION.

AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR REPLY WITH jamesamah70@yahoo.com I WILL
THEN FURNISH YOU WITH MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE TRANSACTION AND THE PART
YOU WILL PLAY.

ENDEAVOR TO GIVE ME URGENT REPLY.I ONCE MORE ASSURE YOU THAT THIS
BUSINESS IS RISK FREE BECAUSE THE MONEY IS NOT GOVERNMENT MONEY NOR IS
IT PROCEED FROM ARMS DEAL.

BEST REGARDS
DR.JAMES AMAH

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