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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. Adams Obi." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <james-chase_fedexline@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2011 19:07:37 +0700
Subject: My Dear Friend.

My Dear Friend.

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness you showed
At the course of the Uk Online Lotto winning cheque shipment to your
Location, I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with
the sum of $10,000,000,00USD (Ten Million United States Dollars) I have
authorized the Compensation and Issuance House where I deposited the
money to issue you international certified bank draft cashable at your bank.

My dear winner, I will like you to contact the CEO in charge of the
Compensation and Issuance House for the collection of this
International certified bank draft. The name of the Person with your Cheque is
MR JAMES CHASE.

COMPENSATION AND ISSUEANCE HOUSE
CONTACT AGENT MR JAMES CHASE
EMAIL: james-chase_fedexline@hotmail.com
TELEPHONE : +234-812-155-2120

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your

1. Full Name: ........................................................
2. Residential Address: ..............................................
3. Phone Number: .....................................................
4. Sex: ..............................................................
5. Age: ..............................................................
6. Nationality: ......................................................
7. Present Country: ..................................................

At the moment, I am very busy in Sydney because of the investment
Projects which myself and my new partner Mr.Hillton of CTL Express Courier
Company are having at hand. Finally, remember that I have forwarded instruction
to MR JAMES CHASE at the finance house on your behalf to send the bank
draft to you as soon as you contact him without delay.

Please I will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is
>From the bottom of my heart.

Thanks and God bless you and your family.

My sincere advice to you as a Christian is that you should endeavor to
pay your tithe to a bible believing church when you get the money because
I noticed it as a fudiciary agent that you were skeptical about your winnings
when you were been ask by the Uk lotto Agency Inc to file out a claim for
your prize. And now the current policy of the Lotto organizer is that if an
emerged winner fails to claim up his/her winning cheque ,it's now mandatory
that this fund can be remitted or forfeited to the fudiciary agent in charge of
this winners file.

However, I want you to contact him immediately as soon as you receive
This information because he is leaving for United Kingdom by the end of this
month and this might cost a delay for you to receive this draft.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Adams Obi.

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