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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: "Keith Alex" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <robert.s.muellerus1@superposta.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 11:32:13 +0200
Subject: URGENT NOTICE

NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY
 
1400 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-1400 United States .
Motto: Defending Our Nation, Securing The Future.
 
REF.: FUNDS RELEASE UPDATE / NSA INVESTIGATION.
 
 
 
 
National Security Agency, American's alliance prospect, we work together with Federal Bureau of Investigation F.B.I. and Homeland Security to fight crime. Your fund worth  US$10.5Million shall be transferred into your bank account within two working days you secure FBI FUND OWNERSHIP CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE and FBI FUND IDENTIFICATION CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE, these are those documents withholding your transer not been successfull into your bank account, and on procurment of those requested documents, the Federal Reserved Bank will immediately credited your bank account in a tone of USD10.5M
 
 
 
Therefore you are advise to Contact Mr. Anthony Ofoma on Tel +2348089350730 or email : anthonyofoma@superposta.com and requested for the mentioned Document to empower American's alliance prospect, release the us$10.5million in your favor.
 
 
 
Contact Person: Mr. Anthony Ofoma
Telephone:      +2348089350730
Email:       anthonyofoma@superposta.com
Office Address: 15A Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos.Nigeria.
 
 
 
After providing those documents, National Security Agency will authorize Federal Reserve Bank to remit us$10.5million into your bank account because with provision of those required documents we shall clear the fund to be released in your account immediately.
 
 
 
Best Regards,
 
For: N.S.A/C.S.S Office
General Keith B. Alexander
Commander, U.S. Cyber Command.
Director, National Security Agency.
Chief, Central Security Service.

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