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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.MARTINS OJI" <connie@bensowards.com>
Reply-To: martinsoji42@yahoo.pt
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2016 08:22:52 +0100
Subject: URGENT URGENT .

Mr. MARTINS OJI

Your candid attention

REF: URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL.

Most competent people are chosen for competent jobs and assignments, and with that due respect have we also chosen to select you and contact you on this very confidential matter. Our Nigerian Chamber of Commerce and industry offers variety of names of notable people from your part of the Globe. That was where I got your information from. Therefore, after due deliberation with my partners, we decided to forward to you this proposal. We believe that you would be in a position to help us in our bid to transfer the sum of US$105.5M (0ne Hundred and five million, five hundred thousand dollars only) into a foreign account. We shall make it 100% legal as much possible as you would want.

We are members of the special committee for budget and planning of the Ministry of Petroleum. This committee is principally concerned with contract appraisals and approval of contracts in order of priorities as regards CAPITAL PROJECTS of the Federal Government of Nigeria. With our positions, we have successfully secured for ourselves the sum of 0ne hundred and five million, five hundred thousand dollars only (US$105.5M).

We are working with the present democratically elected Government in my country, which the race has started. So they have given directive to all Federal Parastatals to settle all Foreign Contractors being owed for contract that they have done. Therefore, our plan is to include your name as one of the contractors being owed in our corporation.

What we need from you is to provide a safe Account into which the funds will be transferred since Government Officials in my country are not allowed by our laws to Operate Foreign Accounts. It has been agreed that you will be compensated with 25% of the total amount involved
If this proposal satisfies you, please contact us, so we can advise you on the modalities of the transaction. All modalities of this transfer, have been worked out and once started will not take more than 7 Banking days with the absolute support of all concerned. This transaction is 100% safe and risk free now and after the transfer. Kindly treat this as urgent and very confidential.

Best regards.
Mr. MARTINS OJI

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