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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: mike Kennedy < Kennedy.@theia.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: mike Kennedy <officegtbank@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2019 22:11:33 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Welcome To UBA Bank

Your Email Address was among the list of victims submitted to our office by the United States Fraud investigation Department and final investigation by our secret agents who has been monitoring your correspondence via special tracking device has shown that you are truly a victim of scam. It is obvious that you have not received your fund which is to the tune of $12.500,000.00 duebt to past corrupt Governmental Officials who almost held the fund to themselves for their selfish reason and some individuals who have taken advantage of your fund all in an attempt to swindle your fund which has end to so many losses from your end and unnecessary delay in the receipt of your fund.

Right now we have finally succeeded in getting your funds worth of $12.5 million out of transfer, your funds with the help of Adams Mole Attorney General of Federal High Court of Justice  REPUBLIC NIGERIA which act as your foreign Attorney representative here in REPUBLIC NIGERIA. So every necessary arrangement has been made successfully with director hon mike Kennedy from Gtbank republic nigeria. the funds is well updated, but to proceed with the transferring of your funds through Gt bank REPUBLIC NIGERIA you have to buy $100 itune card and send to Gtbank system so that they can use it to activate your payment file and set up your transfer to you immediately and you will cash it up and receive it at any bank you cherries around you in your country



(1)Your full name...
(2)Your country...
(3)Your city...
(4)Your phone number...
(5)Your occupation ...
(6)Your bank account...


Thanks for your co-operation
And waiting to hear your urgent respond
Yours in service, Hon mike Kennedy (+234-803-650-3880)

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