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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: "Miss Omonye Ojojie" <ojoomo2007@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ojoomo2007@aol.fr
Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 19:41:49 +0200
Subject: I will endow you with great warmth and love!!!

Hello, dear,

How are you over there today? hope you are fine,as for me, I thank GOD, for makeing me to see today.

My names are Miss Omonye Ojojie, from Somalian in Africa presently residing in the refugee camp here in Dakar Senegal due to the civil war going on in my country.

My late father Dr F.Utazi Ojojie, was the personal advicer to the former head of state before the rebels attacked my house one early morning killing my mother and my father.

It is only me that is alive now and i managed to make my way to Dakar Senegal, where am living now as a Refugee.

I 've been viewing the gallery of men from your Country, and i saw your profile.

I greatly wanted to get acquainted with you and to learn you better.

I've become a client of this Agency not a long time ago and the acquaintance via Internet seems very romantic.

I want to meet the man of my dreams here. And who knows, maybe that's you.

I want to feel hot all over because of your tender hands, caressing lips. I want you to look only at me, to strive sincerely and romantically for my love, and I would fly in heaven of happiness.

I dream of tender kisses, which would spin my head around.

I want to fall asleep and wake up only in your strong aim, but tender and beloved hands.

Of course these are only my dreams. But who knows, maybe you will write to me and those dreams will come true.

I greatly want to learn you better. Maybe you feel lonely too and you miss something. So call me, take me out of the fierce routine. And I will endow you with great warmth and love!!!

Yours Ever,

Miss Omonye Ojojie.



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