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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Robert Carter" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <robertcerter@yahoo.com.cn>
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 18:06:34 +0100
Subject: Patment Notification no Any Upfront Payment

Reply to: robertcerter@yahoo.com.cn
>From the Desk of Dr.Robert Carter.

Dear Sir,

I work as a telex officer with the central bank of Nigeria. I have very good news for you but it all depends on your willingness to respond to this mail. After the death of our former president. Our new president has published in the official gazette that All contractors/Next of Kins that are still being owed by the federal government for a very long time should be paid off without any upfront payment.

I know that this is just an act of God because the new president has come to redeem the image of our dear country.Meanwhile,i want to tell you that if you are interested to partake in this payment exercise, i will advise you to send as quickly as possible, your current bank account details where you want this fund to be transferred into since your name is among the names of the contractors/Next of Kin that was published for Payment. Please there is no bank charges as this instruction is from the presidency.

Truly yours,
Robert Carter.

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