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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: Greg Ogaeme <r0gaae5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <rogaae@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:50:41 +0000
Subject: From Greg.



Good day.
How are you today? I know this mail might come to you as a surprise. But in a brief introduction, my name is Greg Ogaeme from Sierra Leone. I am 20 years old. It is my pleasure communicating with you for the first time and I believing that it will lead to a better relationship between us. I have an inheritance that I would want to invest in your country. The amount is US$8.500.000. I want you to stand as my father business partner in claiming the box that contained this money from the security company here in Abidjan a city in Cote d’Ivoire.
I am ready to offer you 15% of the total sum ($8.5m) to you if only you assist me to claim the money and assist me in investing the money in any lucrative business. I will give you more details and forward all vital information as soon as I hear from you.

I am looking forward to hear from you as soon as you can.

Thanks and God bless you.
Yours truly,
Greg Ogaeme.
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