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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. Joy Adams" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:30:15 -0700
Subject: Hello Dera

 
Hello Dear,
 
I'm Mrs joy Adams of Tampa, FL 33629.But reside In New York for
Now, I'm a citizen of the united state of America, I'm 51yrs old. I'm one of
those that took part in the Nigerian contract payment in Nigeria some years ago and they refused to pay me, I had paid over $78,000 while in the US, trying to get my payment
all to no avail.
 
 
 
So I decided to travel down to Nigeria with all my contract documents for my payment, so i was directed to meet Barrister Michael A. Arokodare, who is the member of the foreign contract\ inheritance payment AWARD AUTHORITY and a Human Rights Activist (Lawyer), and I contacted him and he explained everything why i have not been able to receive my payment all this years.
 
He told me that whosoever that i was dealing with all this years concerning my fund was definitely a fake that knew about my paying and trying to extort monies from people like you and i then.
 
 
 
He took me to the paying bank for the claim of my contract  payment.  Right
now I'm the most happiest person on earth because I have received my
payment amounting to $6,000,000.00 Moreover, Barrister Michael A.
Arokodare, showed me the full information of those that are yet to receive
their payments and I saw your email as one of the scammed victims, that is why I
decided to email you to warn you to stop dealing with those people, they are
not with your fund, they are only making money out of you. I will advise you
to contact Barrister Michael A. Arokodare. you have to contact him directly on
his information below.
 
 
 
CONTRACT\INHERITANCE AWARD AUTHORITY
Name : Barrister Michael A. Arokodare(Barrister)
Email: mrmichealarokodare@w.cn
Telephone number- +234-80-32-11-6868
 
 
 
You really have to stop dealing with those people that are
contacting you and telling you that your fund is with them, it is not in
anyway with them,they are only taking advantage of you and they will dry you up until you have
nothing.
 
 
 
The only money I paid after I met Barrister Michael A. Arokodare was just $750
for the paper works which according to him is the only treasure document that these people cannot get and it is  compulsory the NIGERIA AMERICAN GOVERNMENT ASSESSMENT BOND CERTIFICATE WHICH WILL SHOW THAT YOU RECEIVED YOUR FUND THROUGH THE FULL CAPACITY OF THE BOTH GOVERNMENT, TAKE NOTE OF THAT.
 
 
 
Thanks and Be Blessed.
 
 
 
Mrs Joy Adams

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