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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: "MRS FARIDA WAZIRI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <charlesbello121@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2011 01:25:05 +0200
Subject: Attn:, Your $1.5 Million Dollars Compensation

Attn:, Your $1.5 Million Dollars Compensation
 
Attn:,
 
I am Mrs Farida Waziri the chairman of ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC). EFCC in alliance with economic community of West African states (ECOWAS) with head Office here in Nigeria. We have been working towards the eradication of fraudsters and scam Artists in Western part of Africa With the help of United States Government and the United Nations.
 
We have been able to track down so many of this scam artist in various parts of west African countries which includes (NIGERIA, REPUBLIC OF BENIN, TOGO, GHANA CAMEROUN AND SENEGAL) and they are all in our custody here in Lagos Nigeria. We have been able to recover so much money from these scam artists. The United Nation Anti-crime commission and the United State Government have ordered the money recovered from the Scammers to be shared among 100 Lucky people around the globe.
 
This email is been directed to you because your email address was found in one of the scam Artists file and computer hard disk in our custody here in Nigeria. You are therefore being compensated with $1.5 Million Dollars. We have also arrested all those who claim that they are barristers, bank officials, Lottery Agents who has money for transfer or want you to be the next of kin of such funds which do not exist.
 
Since your name appeared among the lucky beneficiaries who will receive a compensation of $1.5 Million, we have arranged your payment through our swift card payment center.
 
Feel free to contact the processing officer Mr Charles Bello. The swift card has been specially prepared to enable you withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is Five Thousand Dollars Only per day.
 
So you are advice to contact, processing officer Mr Charles Bello with your provided information’s required.
 
CONTACT PERSON: Mr Charles Bello
CONTACT ADDRESS: charlesbello12@gmail.com
CONTACT PHONE NUMBER:+234-70-8479-3358 .
 
You have to call him as soon as you get this mail.
 
Provide the information bellow to enable him prepare your ATM Master Credit Card including your Pin to access it.
 
1)YOUR FULL NAME.
2)YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS.
3)YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4)YOUR PROFESSION.
5)YOUR ID/AGE
Best Regard,
Mrs. Farida Waziri.
CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION
ABUJA-NIGERIA.
 
 

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