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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <gedward1425@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2017 15:48:49 +0200
Subject: OIL DEALS

Wise one,

I am G.O Edward, son-in-law to former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan. I struck oil deals through Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. With my relationship to the President I acquired oil wells OPL 5 & 8 Makaraba in the oil-rich Niger-Delta. Loyal officials from NNPC manage the wells, giving me $1million monthly.

MY PROPOSAL:  I want to quickly change ownership of these 2 wells so nobody would know they belong to me. I need a foreign partner to hold these oil wells in proxy. We shall work out a sharing ratio when you respond to this proposal. Contact me via email gedward1425@yahoo.com

Much Appreciated.

Godswill Osim Edward

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