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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Turku Mobolaji-Johnson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <turku2turku@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 07:14:04 +0100
Subject: Treat Without Prejudice.

Dear Friend,
 
It's with deep regret that I choose to seek your help on a platform that has observed the highest security considerations in recent times. I'm an Ethic Conflict Analyst by training and a freelance tribal Mediator. I'm on the verge of concluding the compensation bid in favour of my ancestral community and (4) other tribes in the oil rich south-south geopolitical zone over the occurring Oil Spillages cause by crude exploration activities of (3) major oil corporations in the Sub Saharan region. At the request of the central government, UNEP has conducted an independent assessment of the environment and public health impacts of oil contamination in the affected communities, and options for remediation.
 
As a "son of the soil", I volunteer as tribute to mediate between the government and the local tribes, for government collaborative action with stakeholders to mitigate hardship in our desecrated communities. I have a secondary goal which is concealed, to extract funds to empower vulnerable Youths in my kindred using a Fish company to lay 'Damages Claim'. A deal offer was made which gave me the slot to annex a Multinational Fish Rearing company on my complainants list of activities disrupted by the oil spills.Though, the Fish company only exists on certified papers, but her inventory of damages as claimed was logged, of which US$30M is being allocated for onward payment.
 
By the virtue of my role as the Mediator in the ongoing peace-accord, I cannot from this point unveil myself as the petitioner in order to receive this fund on behalf of the suppose aggrieved Fish Company. I seek your consent to present you as the foreign Pisciculturist to enable you receive the US$30M in your bank account as compensation for the fishing lake which was reportedly disrupted by oil pollution. If you consider this request, the said amount of will be released to you In less than (14) working days. I am willing to offer you a good sharing ratio. Please, let me know if you're interested.
 
Thanks in anticipation.
 
Regards,
Turku Mobolaji-Johnson.

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