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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: "Mr. Shehu Ladan" <temple4440@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 06:13:18 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: MUTUAL BENEFIT.




Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr. Shehu Ladan, the Group managing director of Nigeria National petroleum Corporation (NNPC).There is an over inflated amount valued US$750 million. The money in question was discovered in my office. I am looking for a reliable and trustworthy person whom I can transfer the money into his/her account or a company’s account. Thirty percent (30%) of the total money will be given to the account owner, while sixty (60%) will be for me and my colleagues. Ten percent (10%) has been mapped out for any miscellaneous expenses that might come up during the due processing of the transaction.

There is no risk involved. The money will be transferred install mentally after getting the approvals. To indicate your willingness, email me immediately to enable me give you more details of the transaction and explain to you what to do. Secondly, you MUST keep this very secret because of my reputation in my office.

I look forward to your immediate response.

Best Regards,
Mr. Shehu Ladan



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