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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: jamesobinna1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 22:14:31 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?ugent=20request?=

Dear sir ,
With close inquiries made about you ,I believe you can handle this matter.
I humbly seek your assistance in a matter that needs utmost trust and confidence
I AM MR JAMES OBINNA
(MBA,ACIS)and I am the bank manager to mrsmarrian bank in the federal republic
of nigeria. There is an account in my bank that has not been updated in
the last nine years and it has the sum of u.s 10.5000,000,00usd. This money
has no beneficiary and severe investigations show that the account belongs
to a foreign company belonging to ENGR. Quarles powell. who died a couple
of years ago. Right now, I am willing to give you 25% of the total sum as
your own share if the money is transferred into your account. The nature
of your business is not relevant for the success of this transaction. I
have taken all necessary precautions to make sure that the transaction is
100% risk free and it is believed that this transaction will be completed
within seven working days. I require you to send me your private email address,
phone and fax number for an easy and well secured communication. Please
you must keep this transaction secret at all times until you have received
the fund in your account. I am looking forward to your urgent response.


JAMES OBINNA



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