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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: "miss zina ken sarowiwa" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fruba2017@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2017 15:09:49 +0100
Subject: INVITATION TO ACT AS...... GET BACK TO ME

G00D DAY DEAREST, Sir you may be surprise to recieve such letter from me. Let me introduce myselfMy name is zina ken sarowiwa, am the daughter of late ken sarowiwa Ken Saro-Wiwa and his colleagues were killed in 1995 by the Abacha government.Ken Saro-Wiwa, an Ogoni leader, writer, and activist, was born on October 10, 1941. The Abacha junta accused Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others of killing four Ogoni chiefs who were on the opposing side of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People, MOSOP. Mr. Saro-Wiwa and his colleagues were subsequently arrested, accused of the killings and tried by a special military tribunal. Though they denied the charges against them, they were imprisoned for over a year before being found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging. They were hanged on November 10, 1995 by the Abacha regime for what many believe was largely because of Mr. Saro-Wiwa’s strong stance in pursuit of the rights of the Ogoni people. Their execution led to Nigeria’s suspension from the Commonwealth of Nations, which lasted for over three years. The Royal Dutch Shell and Brain Anderson, Head of its Nigeria Operations, were believed to have connived with the military government on Mr. Saro-Wiwa’s trial and execution. The company denied the allegations, despite testimonies stating otherwise, and it agreed a $15.5 million out-of-court settlement in favour of the families of the victims in 2009, saying however that the payment was not a concession of guilt, but a gesture for peace. Since that time the money has not been release we took the case to supreme court we thank God that the judgement has been passed now the shell company has agreed for the compasation. And we are loooking for a foreing investor . who can help us to invest this money Please we agreed to release 15% percent of this money for your assistance please if you Have questions you can ask through our spokeman mr friday uba email address: fruba2017@outlook.com, fridayuba20058@yahoo.com more information will be release to you or you can visit this website to gatter more information. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9Gwf8UcgS0 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/nov/10/ken-saro-wiwa-father-nigeria-ogoniland-oil-pollution Best Regard` miss zina ken sarowiwa,

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