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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?kunle=20obj?= <kunleobj30000@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: kunleobj40000@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 19:11:24 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: URGENT REPLY PLEASE


J'ai une nouvelle adresse mailVous pouvez maintenant m'écrire à : kunleobj30000@yahoo.fr

Sir/ Madam,

I am soliciting for your utmost confidentiality. I am Mr.Kunle Obasanjo, the son of late Mrs. Stella Obasanjo.



Sir/Madam, I asking for your assistance in transferring the Sum of $20.5m that was deposited by my late mother in bank here in Nigeria.(chief) Mrs. Stella Obasanjo,wife of the Nigerian president, The chief of arm forces

his excellence Chief Olusegun Obansanjo,who died on the 23 of OCT 2005 at a

hospital in Spain. She had traveled to Spain to undergo a superficial operation and then died from complication resulting from that surgery and

also was buried on the 28 of oct 2005.

I am the first son of my late mother ie to the deceased, I here by hand every of her affairs, mostly properties and also the funds both domestic and in overseas and also the house with she both for the sum of 10,000.00 pounds. In this case my mother who left huge amount of millions GB pounds sterling and also so many investment with my signatures abroad. Very soon, my Father his

excellence Chief Olusegu Obasanjo, will call me to give account for my mother's money/properties and also funds offshore.

At this juncture, as a polygamies family I seek your consent to present you as the benefactor to my Mother's fund deposited in Europe which I will disclose to you, since my mother's attorney has all the legal documents regarding the depositing of the funds. He will procure all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we might make. All I require

is your honesty co-operation to enable us seeing this deal through.

I also guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement

that will also protect you from any breach of law, I also promise you that we

will share the money 50/50.If you are interested.



You can read more about her death on checking the site below.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4374532.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4385046.stm

I also believed my proposal received a favorable consideration from you as I wait your respond as soon as possible. All you have to do is to forward the

following info:



(1) YOUR BILLING ADRESS

(2) YOUR PRIVATE PHONE/FAX NUMBERS PREFERABLE CELL.

(3) YOUR NAME IN FULL.AND YOUR PROFESSION

(4)AGE/MALE OR FEMALE

Best regards,

Kunle Obasanjo.



- kunle obj


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