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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: office-----0w07@att.net
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:57:57 -0800 (PST)
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETERY YOUR COMPENSATION OF $1,500,000.00



DEAREST
FRIEND,

 

I AM BARRISTER JOHN
ODILI AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY SUCCESS IN GETTINGTHAT FUND
TRANSFERED. NOW I WANT YOU TO CONTACT MY SECRETERY ON THE INFORMATION BELOW AND
RECEIVE YOUR COMPENSATION OF $1,500,000.00 FROM  HIM:
 
NAME....MR JAMES
WILLAMS
EMAIL: ( james-willams@hotmail.com )
CALL ON THS
+229-93-000-630
 
SEND HIM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO PROVE YOURSELF TO
HIM:
 
YOUR FULL NAME;...............................
YOUR
ADDRESS:.................................
YOUR
COUNTRY:.................................
YOUR
AGE:.........................................
YOUR
OCCUPATION:.................................
YOUR PHONE
NUMBER:.............................

 

NOTE THAT IF YOU DID
NOT SEND HIM THE ABOVE INFORMATION COMPLETE, HE WILL NOT RELEASE THE CHEQUE TO
YOU BECAUSE HE HAS TO BE SURE THAT IT IS ME.ASK HIM TO SEND YOU THE TOTAL SUM OF
($1,500,000.00)USD CASHIER'S CHEQUE, WHICH I KEPT FOR YOU. NOTE ALSO THAT I WILL
NOT BE REACHED BY EMAIL OR PHONE FOR NOW BECAUSE I AM CORRENTLY AWAY FOR
INVESTMENT PURPOSE WITH MY SHARE AND I WILL BE BUSY TILL ABOUT SIX MONTHS TIME
OR A YEAR.

 

REGARDS,
BARR JOHN
ODILI



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