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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: "Prof Ojo Ojowu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <profojoojowuu@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2016 12:50:24 -0800
Subject: URGENT FOR YOUR NOTICE

My Name is Prof Ojo Ojowu, Economic Adviser to the Nigerian government, a friend/African Partner Mr. Andreas Schranner a German who worked at Mount Resources Ltd, a geologist by profession who died in AF4590 crash since 2000 along side with his entire family (wife Maria,their daughter Andrea Eich, and their children Katharina 8,and Maximilian 10).

Please log on here to see for your self, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm I decided to contact you purely on the personal conviction of trust and confidence to assist in distributing the funds left behind by my partner since there is no know relation of his that is alive and the need for a foreign partner to secure his fund from the Government here. The deceased had a deposit of (US$15.2Million) which I helped him to open in one of the leading banks here two years before his death. The money came about as a result of a contract i also helped him to secure at the Federal Geology commission.

Being the person that recommended him to the Government, his Bank has issued me a notice to provide his next of kin or beneficiary, otherwise the account would be CONFISCATED since nobody has come forward to lay claims on the money since his death.

My search for his relative was not successful and my proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as a relative/next-of-kin and beneficiary , so that the proceeds of this account could be paid to you and we can share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon percentage.

All legal documents to back up your claim as the beneficiary next-of-kin will be provided, All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.

This transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law

I will give you more details about this transaction when I receive your affirmative response. Meanwhile kindly send me the followings Information's,

Full Name:
Age:
Your occupation:
Address:
Telephone number, including your cell phone
Banking information:

I await your prompt response.

Always respond back to me immediately through my private email address: profojoojowuu@yahoo.com.ph (FOR SECURITY REASONS)

Best regards,
Prof Ojo Ojowu

Presidency Nigeria
Email: profojoojowuu@yahoo.com.ph


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