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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: Official Transfer <omike5228@gmail.com>
Reply-To: unionw967@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2015 16:42:37 +0100
Subject: NOTICE:YOUR MONEY IS HERE WAITING FOR YOU.

Hello My Good Friend.

Please be inform that the only money you need to send today is
$55.00usd,as the rest has been paid on your behalf, please you have
only 24hr,to do it otherwise, you will lose your first installment of
$5000.00, and also your total funds of $6.5Million, so Kindly send
fee through our western union with the information as below and once I
receive it today then i shall be sending your funds to you ,With
integrity and trustworthy as soon as you send the money today no more
delay and no more excuse, your MTCN will be release to you
immediately including the senders name and text question and answer
all of them will be forward to you to enable you pick up your money
therein your state.

Here is the information below:

RECEIVER'S NAME==KENNEDY NNALOE
COUNTRY==COTONOU-BENIN
TEXT QUESTION==SON OF GOD?
ANSWERS==JESUS
AMOUNT $55.00
MTCN=====
SENDERS SHOULD BE YOUR NAME

Awaiting for your response and compliance as directed above to enable
us do the needful and proceed with the transfer of your payment to you
as quickly as possible for you to receive it and start to make use of
your money without any delay, do call me once you send the fee and
forward the payment information to via mail.

Yours Respectful
Barrister Mike Obi
Phone+229-9931-0807

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