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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: Peter Ofili <peterofili001@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2022 09:44:49 +0100
Subject: Request

Dear,

Re:

My name is Mr.Peter Ofili, Chairman of the contract review and
verification committee, Federal Republic of Nigeria. I have a proposal
of mutual benefit for you.

This committee was inaugurated last year October with the sole
responsibility to identify, verify and ascertain the veracity of all
outstanding contract and inheritance payment claim. During the course
of our duty we discovered a large sum of money in a suspense account,
the money is for the payment of completed contracts executed by
foreign contractors.

Together with the secretary of the committee we approached the bank
manager and reached an understanding to move to money to a fixed
deposit account for six months at 12% interest rate. The deposit
matured at the end of June, we shared the accrued interest as agreed.
My share of the money is One Million Seven Hundred and fifty Thousand
Dollars.

My proposal and why i need your cooperation, I cannot keep the money
in Nigeria because after November our committee will be dissolved
making it almost impossible for me to defend how i acquired the money
if i keep it here in Nigeria. I want to use you as a decoy to move the
money out of Nigeria to your country.

You will receive the money and keep 40% of the money for your effort,
60% will be for me.This transaction is completely risk free and does
not need any expertise from you to receive the money. All I need is
your sincere cooperation, assurance that you will share the money as
agreed and not sit on it when released to you.

I will give you details of the modalities for the transaction after
you reply this email and accept to work with me in truth and honesty
for our mutual benefit.

Regards,
Mr.Peter Ofili

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