419 scam: "Mr. Innocent Nwokoya"<nwokoyai@gmail.com> Hello !

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Innocent Nwokoya" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <inonwoko@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 19:03:42 +0530
Subject: Hello !

My name is Mr.Innocent Nwokoya, the Personal Assistant to Mrs. Diezani Allison- Madueke, the Minister of Petroleum here in Nigeria. I have written to you today regarding the estate of my boss which was deposited with Riggle Depository firm in Europe. I know that these days, life is such that it is difficult to build trust because of the surge in Internet Scams and the menace it has caused a lot of sincere individuals trying to make good use of the World Wide Web, but you can be rest assured that this is one of a kind.
However, as the 2015 general elections draws near, the minister desires that her deposit is secured from the prying eyes of those who wish to remove her from office. I have been directed to find someone who can secure this asset which had been left in the company's vault for about a year now. What we need is a beneficiary/investor to take control of the asset and hold it in trust for my client for at least a minimum period of 5 years.
Details and terms of engagement will be discussed when I hear from you. The asset in question is USD$40.5M, and you will be ready to travel to the Netherlands to perfect the process in person. I have a particular interest in your involvement, because of some personal reasons and to eliminate all ties to Africa.

Truly,
Innocent

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