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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: "Aaron Mogaji" <aaron_mogaji@gmx.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2015 15:21:20 -0600
Subject: PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT

Greetings!

It is indeed my pleasure to write you this mail, which I believe will be a
surprise to you as we have never met before. I am deeply sorry if I have
in any manner disturbed your privacy. Please forgive this unusual manner
of contacting you, but this particular message is of exceptional and very
private nature. There is absolutely going to be a great doubt and distrust
in your heart in respect of this letter.

My name is Aaron Mogaji, and I head the Committee on Debt Reconciliation
at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Abuja, Nigeria, where I am also
the Director of Project Implementation.

In recent past, I have carefully arranged a contract with a foreign firm,
in which the cost was over-invoiced deliberately to favour me. Now, I want
to get the funds out of the apex bank into any bank account that you can
provide and a percentage of (40%) will be given to you for your assistance
and efforts. The amount that I am talking about is twenty-six million,
three hundred thousand US Dollars ((US$26,300,000.00)

You will certainly ask yourself how consequential this letter is. Indeed,
is it not surprising to receive such a letter for a transaction of this
magnitude? This is why today I am making you a non-binding, unrestricted
offer, to bring us close into mutual understanding and cooperation now,
and in the near future.

Trust is definitely the most noble trait in the world, and I urge you to
trust my sincerity and the word of a simple and humble person of faith,
who is willing to accomplish the task of doing business with you. It is up
to you to decide whether this letter deserves your trust and
confidentiality.

And if indeed it does, please send me the following:
(i) Acceptance of this offer
(ii) A secured telephone/fax number and email account.
(iii)Convincing Honesty, Trustworthiness and Willingness to abide by the
requirements of this proposal paramount of which is CONFIDENTIALITY.

Please reply urgently by email aaron_mogaji@gmx.com as I expect that the
transaction will not take more than ten working days. Upon receipt of your
response, I shall communicate you, and let you have more details

Whatever your decision is, I thank you for taking the time to read this mail.

Best personal regards.

Aaron Mogaji



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