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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: "MR. OSAGIE OKUNBOR" <info@asv-transauto.com>
Reply-To: rev.fatheraugustine1@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2018 15:07:33 +0100
Subject: BENEFICIARY FUNDS

SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY OF NIGERIA HOUSE 13,
SHELL TRUSTEES ESTATE
MADEIRA STREET-OFF SHEHU SHAGARI,
WAY MAITAMA, ABUJA-F.C.T, NIGERIA.

Dear Sir /Madam,

Hello you may not know who i am, because you've never received mail from me before. I am Mr.Osagie Okunbor the New Managing Director of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Nigeria, Meanwhile i am contacting you that the former Managing Director of Shell Petroleum Development Company Mrs Caro Edwards died along with her husband and there three children during the Bomblast that occurred in Madalla near Abuja on the 25th of December 2011, While Praying and Celebrating the Anointing Service of God which every lives was lost in the Church including Four MEN OF GOD and former Managing Director of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC).


Please view the website:http://www.gistmania.com/talk/topic,87461.0.html.

The Federal Government has, however, warned the beneficiaries that it would not tolerate the transfer of the operatorship of the fields to on own foreigners, and that the firms must justify the confidence reposed in the ability of Nigerians to participate in the upstream oil sector. And i was given the mandate from the Nigerian government and also from the Shell Petroleum company to contact you as the Next of Kin and it was announed by the President of Federal Republic of Nigeria (President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR)and this notice was accepted when President Muhammadu Buhari visited the United States of American last year and both countries discussed about the corruption in Nigeria and the World in general during the last United Nations General Assemble Meetings, Assuredly the delegate from the United Nations Funds Compensation Victim Committee have concluded your payment through the Citibankgroup of Nigeria and i want you to contact the Personal Secretary also the Spriitual Father of the late deceased.

In fact, The Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about (US$20million) dollars) she deposited for the HIV/AIDS in African which the Company has issued me a notice after the meeting of both countries was held in Washington DC to provide the next of kin of late Mrs. Caro Edward a United States of American Citizen, or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days. Since i have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives.I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to Mrs. Caro Edwards, since you are from the same country so that the proceeds of this account valued at ($20million) dollars can be paid to you as the true Beneficiary of the fund.

Perhaps 60% to you and 35% to the Personal Secretary of the late deceased Rev. Father Goodluck Johnson, while 5% goes to any expenses during the transaction, I want you to contact the Personal Secretary to the late deceased Rev. Father Goodluck Johnso through the below information, to direct you on how the Citibank Group will release the fund to you.

Perhaps,i want you to fill the appropriate form immediately.

[1] Full Names:________________
[2] Contact address:_________________________
[3] Direct Telephone No:___________________
|4| Occupation :____________________________

Therefore i want you to call Rev. Father Goodluck Johnson on his phone number +2347087472781.

PLEASE REPLY TO HIS PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:rev.fatheraugustine1@gmail.com,or rev.fatheraugustine@yahoo.com,to enable him discuss further.

Best regards,

DR. OSAGIE OKUNBOR.
MANAGING DIRECTOR.
SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.

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