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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: "Miss.Nnazy johnson" <hmkfc@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "Miss.Nnazy johnson" <nnabujohnson@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2015 15:16:00 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Read & Reply Urgent please !.


 
Dear Sir/Madam, How are are you today?

Best new year wishes to you.
Please Don't be surprise at this email, As i brought a Confidential profitable business which will interest you for our benefits.  I have Access to an abandoned $15Million USD. (fifteen million dollars)

I am Miss.Nnabu Johnson, an accountant/Auditor in Compass finance company, FCMB Nigeria plc, Lagos Branch,  i discovered the fund during our year end auditing process December, which belong to a deceased National of your country, the fund has been dormant so long here and about to be confiscated, after every effort to trace his family or kin beneficiary failed due to incomplete address in his official documents, am reaching you due to the pronouncement that has been made by ministry of finance to confiscate all non operational dormant account within finance & security company nation wide in 30days time, i am requesting your confidential cooperation/ assistance to enable us remotely claim this fund for our usury, as i discover that both of you bear same name and from same country, my intention is to present you as the hair beneficiary to the deceased, through that way the fund will be processed and paid to you for our sharing on 50% to each of us, the fund will either be transferred or be delivered to you by special Currier delivery in a safe box. I suggest you take this advantage with me. upon your reply  i will direct you on what next to do for us to achieve this success.

Note if we fail to claim this fund now, it will be confiscated within 30days time and the total fund will be revert to government treasury.
I am will to use my position as a staff to influence the approval process to you as beneficiary, If you are Interested for us to achieve, Respond to me as soon you read this mail with  bellow details to commence immediately.
Your-Full name:.........
Address:......................
Occupation:................
Telephone:..................

Thanks in anticipation.
Miss. Nnabu Johnson.
Text me +2347084488050  upon your reply to enable me respond to you immediately; kindly observe as confidential. God bless you.

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