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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: Chima Godswin <chima_ugorji@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012 03:34:02 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM PRINCE CHIMA UGORJI GODSWIN TO DOCTOR OGBAEGBU DADDY IN UNITED NATION WHITE HOUES PEACE GRAND MOTHER PEACE LONG MACHETE.


DOCTOR OGBA-EGBU DADDY,I NEED  FROM YOU ALIVE,120MILLION NAIRA  THROUGH ECO-BANK ABIA STATE,FOR MY PROJECT,SACRIFICE OF LAMB TO UNIVERSAL ALMIGHTY GODS MY GRAND FATHER,

HERE IS MY  ECO-BANK ACCOUNT NAME Chima Ugorji Godswin, AND ACCOUNT NUMBER;0881123110. DUE TO I HAVE SUFFERED A LOT AND  SLEEPING ASIDE BECAUSE OF THE DEATH OF MY BIOLOGY FATHER DR CHIMA NGO AT UMUACHIKI AMAOKWELU ALAYI BENDE L.G.A ABIA STATE NIGERIA.

FROM CHIMA UGORJI GODSWIN
MEMBER PRINCE OF PEACE ALMIGHTY GOD AND GODS IN NAMESAKE CLUB UNITED NATION WHITE HOUSE PEACE LONG MACHETE. GRAND MOTHER.
CELL PHONE NO;08107842602

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