Attention english speaking visitors: The text message below is a form of advanced fee fraud, a.k.a. a Nigerian or 419 scam. An explanation of these scams can be found on scam-o-rama or on the website of the US secret service.

Onderstaande epistel is een Nigeriaanse- of 419 scam, een vorm van oplichterij per email. Lees de uitleg hier.

Mrs. Jennifer Ilo, #9 Keffi Street, Off Awolowo Rd, Victoria Island, Lagos. I am Mrs. Jennifer Ilo, I know this proposal will come to you as a surprise for the fact that we have not met before believing that transaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive or worried but I can assure you that you will not regret been part of this mutual beneficial transaction. SUBJECT: MY LATE HUSBAND, CHIEF STEVE ILO who died of heart Attack was the Royal king of my community, in Eleme village in Rivers State South-South Nigeria, (rich in Crude Oil). My late husbands community produces 5% of the total crude oil for export overseas which my government in turn pays my late husband 1% of this generated revenue in Dollars as royalty following the accumulation of this royalties, during the period of his 15Years rulership his worth amounted to Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($10.5M) which he left for me and my children as the only asset to inherit. Due to poor banking system and political instability, here in Nigeria we do not feel comfortable keeping this money here as we do not consider it safe to bank here in our local banks. Although my husband deposited the funds in a strong room/safe with an open beneficiary in a Bank here in Nigeria which he intended to trasfer abroad as a contract payment before his death but my lovely son Richard Ilo wants to transfer it abroad now for investments and to give you 10% of the total fund if you will help us. Proposition: My late husband intimated me of this funds before he died to seek for a honest foreign partner to assist us transfer the funds abroad, so please, I will appreciate if you could assist me in this promising mutual beneficial proposal as we intend to give you One Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($1.5M) for your participation in getting this funds transfered into your nominated bank account for my lovely son Richard to invest when he gets to your country. To indicate your interst, please contact my lovely son Richard urgently through his email address: richard@islamabad.net for more details. All the legal information concerning this money will be sent to you by my lovely son Richard Ilo. Yours faithfully, Mrs. Jennifer Ilo.