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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: "DR OKELE WILLIAMS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <okelewilliams1@ovi.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:04:50 -0400
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY

FROM THE DESK OF
DR OKELE WILLIAMS
PAYMASTER GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
TEL +234 8033231142


ATTENTION BENEFICIARY

NOTE THAT IN MY PAYMENT LIST HERE I SAW YOUR INFORMATION AMONG THE PEOPLE THAT SUPOSE TO RECEIVE THERE CONTRACT PAYMENT OF ONE MILLION USD.

BE INFORM THAT YOUR ATM MASTER CARD HAS BEEN PROGRAMED IN YOUR FAVOUR WITH DAILY ACCESS WITHDRAWER LIMIT OF FIVE THOUSAND USD PER A DAY.

SO RECORFIRM TO ME YOUR DELIVERY ADDRESS AND YOUR FULL NAME AND YOUR DIRECT TELEPHON NUMBER AND YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT SO THAT CONCORD DELIVERY COURIER SERVICE CAN AIRLIFT YOUR ATM MASTER CARD TO YOUR DOOR STEP .

YOUR FULL NAME
OCCUPATION:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
ADDRESS:

FINALY BEAR IN MIND THAT YOU WILL PAY FOR THE DELIVERY CHARGE FEE OF YOUR ATM MASTER CARD

THANKS

DR OKELE WILLIAMS

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