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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: "Mr. Olusegun Adaju" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrjohnhsbc@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2015 02:54:05 +0200
Subject: Top urgent

Attention: Sir/Madam                                                   
    
                                                            BE MY BUSINESS PARTNER
 
I am Mr. Olusegun Adaju, the permanent secretary Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Upstream), Federal Republic of Nigeria. I wish to invest the sum of Twenty Eight million United States Dollars (US$28M) under your care.  Can you be able to manage the Funds on my behalf, Can I trust you. This is an Over Invoice Contract Funds from the Nigerian petroleum resources. This transaction is a deal between you and I,You should understand that this should be kept very confidential.
 
 
I need your committed sincerity for further intent clarifications of this project regarding how you will claim the fund with my humble assistance as the permanent secretary Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Upstream), as the permanent secretary Ministry of Petroleum, I shall submit your name as the contractor and the beneficiary of the said sum and all the vital documents will be issued in your name for signing, endorsements for immediate release of the contract funds through government offshore account. The transaction is transparent with legal protection and also 100 percent risk free.
 
 
NB/; you are required to provide the following coordinates if you want us to transact this deal, my obligation is to use my position as the permanent secretary Ministry of Petroleum Resources to execute this over-invoice contract fund in your name, I will present you as one of those Nigeria foreign contractors approved to receive their overdue contract payment,I will secure all the necessary documents in your name for legal protection of the funds from money laundry or terrorism funds.
 
 
You just have to be positive minded for us to conclude this deal successfully. You will invest this funds into any lucrative business in your country until after my retirement, in respect to your acceptance to do this business with me we shall share the funds according to this ratio 70 % would be for me and some other top officials that are involved while 30 % of this money will be for you as a foreign partner,You need to protect my image. Disregard this message if you are not capable to participate in this project.
 
 
Hope to hear from you.
 
My sincere regards.
 
Mr. Olusegun Adaju
The permanent secretary Ministry of Petroleum Resources.

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