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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: Prince John Ngei <yswc03@biznetvigator.com>
Reply-To: Prince John Ngei <princejhngei@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 05:54:19 +0800 (HKT)
Subject: Please read!


Good day Sir/Madam,


This letter might surprise you because we have met neither in person nor
by correspondence, but I believe that it takes just one day to meet or
know someone either physically or through correspondence.


I got your contact through my personal search, you were revealed as being
quite astute in private entrepreneurship, one has no doubt in your ability
to handle a financial business transaction.


However, I am Prince John Ngei, the first son of His Royal
Majesty Mark K. ngei, the traditional ruler of Bonny province in the
Oil rich area of Rivers statein Nigeria. I am making this contact to you
in respect of $38,000,000.00 USD (Thirty eight Million united States
Dollars), which I inherited from my late father. As You may be aware that
my country is the third largest oil producing country in the whole world.
My father is the ruler of the richest community in Nigeria. My community
produce 5.8% of the total annual Oil production in Nigeria and 0.5% of the
Dollar value of each barrel is paid to my father as royalty by the Federal
Government to our community. In his position as the royal head and chairman
of the Bonny Oil trust fund. Foreigners often refer to his kingdom as the
Gas/Oil Land. This is because the island floats atop one of the largest gas
and oil deposits anywhere in the world. This explains is why the island is
home to several Multinational oil companies, such as Shell, Exxon-Mobil,
Chevron and one of Nigeria's most expensive ventures in recent time, Nigerian
liquefied Natural Gas Company (NLNG), these companies also offers my
father a lot of gratifications as the royal father of the kingdom where
they operate.Some of this money was accumulated from royalties paid to my
father as compensation by the Oil firms located in our area, for hampering
Agriculture which is our main source of livelihood.


Unfortunately my father died from protracted diabetes.


Before his death secretely he willed the sum of $38,000,000.00 USD (Thirty
eight Million united States Dollars) and he safely deposited this money in
cash into a consignment and kept it in the custody of a security company
without the security company knowing the content. I have the certificate
of Deposit and any information you wish to have as a proof to show for it.
my problem actually started when my stepmother said that the next king
must be her son instead of me as the heir apparent to the throne. I am the
first son of my father but my stepmother has used her position and
influence to convince some members of the council of elders that my
biological mother was not properly married to my father because my mother
is not living in the palace due to some problems within the family before
the death of my father. This action by my step mother is just a bid to
deny me of my right, which I challenged. In the process there was
confusion that divided the community into two factions. This led to a
revolution by the youths and women who are solidly behind me.


Consequently, my international passport was seized just to stop me from
traveling outside the country.


Now I need help. I need someone who will claim the funds my father
deposited with the financial security company and deposit it in his/her
personal account pending when I will be free again. Please, help me to
salvage the only hope of survival that I now have of which my step mother
and the children do not know about this money.


I am in need of help to safe guide this money so as to settle down and
fight for my rightful throne. Right now, I am in hiding and I do not want
this money to stay much more in the security company because I don't want
to incur extra cost on the deposit since I don't know how long my problem
will last.


I look forward to your helping me.


On your interest, please get back to me.


Awaits your response.


Yours sincerely,
Prince John Ngei

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