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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 AHIJO BRUNO" <ahijob1a@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ahbru8@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:58:28 +0300
Subject: Mr AHIJO BRUNO

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA WEST AFRICA
My name is Mr AHIJO BRUNO

Tel:+2348038630776

I am the only Son of late chief BRUNO. My father was a very wealthy CRUDE
OIL Dealer in NIGER DELTA REGION in Nigeria West Africa,
my father was incharge of the sales of crude oils to forieners ,my father
was poisoned to death by his business associates because of his possition
as the head and my mother died when i am little and my father took me so
special because I am his only son,
Before the death of my father few days ago he secretly called me and told me
that he has the sum
of(USD $4.5 MILLION , Four MILLION Five Hundred thousand U.S DOLLARS )which
he deposited in a
bank ,He also told that it was because of this money he was poisoned by his
business associates ,
my father instructed me to look for a trust worthy foreign partner who will
help me transfer this money into a foreign account ,

my purpose of contacting you is for you to help transfer this money into a
safe account in your country I promise to reward you with the 10% from the
total money,if you can help me to transfer the money to your account and
hope you will not betray the trust i have on you because this money is my
only hope in this life
I can assure you there is No Risk involve the money is my inheritance from
my late father.

I am waiting to hear from you.
Mr AHIJO BRUNO

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