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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: "Blessing Aku" <blessing_aku@excite.it>
Reply-To: blessing_888ng@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 18:55:50 -0800
Subject: HELLO

From the Desk of: Blessing O. Akah.

In other to transfer (USD$10, Million Dollars) from
our bank, I have the courage to ask you to look for a
reliable and honest person who will be capable of this
important business believing that you will not let me
down. I am Mr. Blesssing Obani Akah. I am an auditor
by profession.

I head a team that audited the account my Bank.There
is an account opened in this bank in 1980 and since
1990 this account has been dormant.

In the light of the fact, I need your assistance to
open your door to this opportunity for both of us, by
providing your account or any account of your choice
where the fund will be remitted. I want to transfer
this money into a safe account abroad but I don't know
any one who could actually assist, I am contacting
you, because this money can only be approved to a
foreign account, being that the owner of the account
Engr. Smith U. Williams was a foreigner.

I need your full co-operation. Your assistance is
necessary because the management of the Bank is ready
to welcome any person, who has correct information of
this account, which I will give to you immediately,
you indicate your interest.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given
25% of the total amount, 70% will be for us and 5%for
any expenses incurred during the transaction. I look
forward to your earnest reply on

Yours truly,
Blessing.

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