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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: Dremos Jacobs <dremos_jacob@easymail.hu>
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 02:59:39 +0200
Subject: ATTENTION: MY DEAR GOOD FRIEND, Waiting to hear from you now




ATTENTION: MY DEAR GOOD FRIEND,


I am Dr. EMOS JACOB SAN a former special adviser on petroleum and economic matters to the late Head of State Federal Republic of Nigeria General Sani Abacha during 1995-1998, i got your contact through the board of Director of foreign operation department embassador in the embassy here in my country. Because of my strategic position in the former Government,and also being a close confident of the present Head of State.I was able to acquire personally, the sum of $20,000,000.00USD (twenty Million United States Dollars) presently lodged in security company in near by country Benin Republic
.


I made this money legally through "CONSULTANCY FEE" and Good Faith Fees"paid by foreign oil companies prior to Allocation of Deep Water Oil Blocks and other Lifting/prospecting Right. Nigeria is the 6th largest Producer/Exporter of Crude Petroleum in the World.As you are probably aware Nigeria is prone to Political/Economic Instability, hyper Inflation, and among other problems, I have therefore resolved to invest my money abroad, preferable in Real Estate Properties and Importation of Goods for safety and optimum returns on Investments. However, straight transfer of this money into a bank abroad will present two major problems:


1. The tax incidence will be too high, as much as 40% of this money will go up in Taxes, Levies, Penalties etc.


2, As an Ex serviceman in a former military government on which the present democratic government of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo is fighting very hard to freeze the accounts of the men that served in the government of General,Sani Abacha.So as a result of Government deliberate restrictions on flight of capital Abroad. The solution I had was to package the money in a Diplomatic Luguage tagged family /personal luggage. This system is secret and the money is therefore untraceable.The system is used by most top Government officials in Nigeria to remove their fortunes to safety abroad. I choose you and your country because its saver and more convenice for me

All I now need is your honest partnership on receiving these money on my behalf and help me to invest it as aforementioned. There is absolutely no risk involved in this transaction as the money will be delivered to you in United States Dollars Bills Currency. If you are interested in assisting me, get back to me for more detailed informations.You can call me on my phone number:.Expecting to hear from you now via my private email:(dremos_san@o2.pl ) Immediately, though i am on now exile in benin republic due to the present situation with the government.

For your help and assistance in this transaction, you will receive 30% of total sum of the money in cash, 10% will be set aside to offset all expenses while the remaining 60% is for me. I chose you and your country because its more saver for me.

Finally, you should urgently email your personal phone and fax numbers for an easier means communication. Expecting to hear from you.

Waiting to hear from you now

Best regards,

Dr. EMOS JACOB SAN
Former Special Adviser On Petroleum And Economic Matters


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