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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: "Ateke Eruke" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ladonald2016@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2016 16:00:20 -0700
Subject: Re: THIS LETTER IS PERSONALLY FOR YOU!

Hello,
I hope this mail will reach you in the best of health and business conditions and receive the most desired attention from you even as we have not had any previous correspondence before.I am constrained by insufficient information about you to express in full the main objectives of this proposal. However,kindly get back to me immediately for details should be given you if you agree to its content.
My name is Mr. Ateke Eruke, I am an activist from the oil rich states of Nigeria (Niger Delta Region), although the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria decided to brand us MILITANTS, we are fighting for our people who are dying every day as a result of oil pollution, gas flaring, injustice and marginalization.
It is no strange news any more that we are fighting with the Military of Nigeria, since the soldiers started attacking our villages in the name of trying to flush out Militants, we have lost many of our comrades and others are running for their lives now, although the Government is offering amnesty but no one believes in it because that might be a way to get hold of us. You can read more about us and the government through these links if you are not conversant with Nigerian news:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-36414036
http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/13/investing/nigeria-sabotage-oil-wild-card/index.html
Since the government has started this endless offensive attack on us, I have no other option than to run away most of my friends who has relatives outside the country have all left to meet their relatives for shelter, I have a sister that was killed by the soldiers after severely rapping her, I do not want to be killed, as we took up this struggle in other not to Become slaves in our own country because of so called government interest on crude oil and other mineral resources in our Region.
I will be glad if you can help me to come over to your country for shelter, I have with me well over Twenty Five Million United States Dollars (USD 25 M only) the Money belongs to my Commandant that was killed by the Army. Although I have managed to move the money through help of a top politician here who sponsors us and the money is safe now and was deposited outside my country.
 
I hereby solicit your consent to present you as the Next of Kin to the deceased. So please reply urgently so that I will inform you on the next step. I need your full co-operation to make this transaction work perfectly. I need your strong assurance that you will never let me down immediately we start with the process. There is no risk whatsoever associated with this transaction. I guarantee you that this will be executed under the most legitimate way. 5% of the total money will be used to offset any expenses incurred as regards this transaction. 30% goes to you and while the remaining 65% is for me. The problem I have now is to leave this country because our sponsors are all denying us and cannot come out in full because the present government will see them as saboteurs so they have told us in secret to find a way out to leave the country, I am trying to leave but where do I go if I leave here who do I go to that is why I want your help, if you can accept to help me, I will be glad, I am
As soon as you indicate interest, I will direct you to where the money is and we will talk about how I can leave here to meet you, please we cannot talk on phone now because the military special task force are monitory my line though I have another virgin cell phone that we will use for our conversation if you accept to help me, please this is about my life and I would be glad if you keep it secret. Please reply with your full information.
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OFFICE PHONE----------
HOUSE PHONE
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I await your urgent response.
Thanks and God bless.
Eruke

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