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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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Fraud email example:

From: "MRS.AMINA JOHNSON" <nwasuguche1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: "MRS.AMINA JOHNSON" <mrsaminajohnson@gmx.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 18:55:32 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: BELOVED FRIEND IN GOD: / I DONATE THIS FUND TO YOU FOR CHARITY WORK


 BELOVED FRIEND IN GOD:          GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF GOD, I am Mrs.Amina Johnson a London Citizenship, suffering from a long time cancer of thelungs; from all indication my conditions is really deteriorating and it isquite obvious according to my doctors that I may not live so long; this isbecause my condition of health has gotten to a very bad stage.        My husband died in Bell-view plane crashon Sunday October 23, 2005 in the absent of having no child of ours.  Since his death, I decided not to re-marryand sold all my inherited belongings, deposited the cash sum of (US$10.M) TenMillion Dollars with Unity Bank Plc NG.    Currently this fund as aforementioned arestill with the bank posing risk of confiscation following the ongoing bankingreform policy as enforced by the Nigeria New Central Bank Governor; it was onthat note my account officer advised that I should issued my letter power ofattorney to somebody who can stand on my behalf to claim the fund in case Icannot make it possible within seven working days;    Meanwhile, it is on this note I am contactingto seek your urgent attention to provide me with information to which willenable me present you before the bank as my next of kin to whom the fund willbe release unto.   Beloved, I took thedecision to WILL out this fund for charity foundation project where motherlessand destitute children will be properly carter for instead allowing my late husbandfamilies’ who has been on my neck since the death of their brother to releasehis assets to them hence I have limited life time ;    For God sake, if you are interest in carryingout this divine project on my behalf without deviating from my heart desire,  get back to me immediately with yourinformation as follows for us to proceed @ ( mywill2you1@yahoo.com  );  1. Your fullname:...............;(2). Your residential address:....................;3. Your nationality:.............;(4). Your sex / age:...male....... / ...........5. Youroccupation............;(6). Your cell phone number:....................; Thanks forunderstanding, while hoping hearing from you today: Yours beloved Sisterin the Lord,MRS. AMINA JOHNSON 

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