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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: solomon_ugo@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 15:13:14 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?searching=20for=20an=20agent?=

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am mr SOLOMON UGOCHUKWU, personal assistant to (RIVERS STATE GOVERNOR)
on economics matters in nigeria, I am in search of an agent in your country
who will assist me in the subsequent investment in properties in your country.
Such as estate and any other lucrative business that will bring good profit,and
he will be my manager there to handle every of my investment over there
becuase i am still working with the state goverment here in Nigeria. And
the fund for this project will be sent to him through my foreign account
in hong kong.
but becuase of the newly commissioned (EFCC)in my country this account is
a secret one which no one knows exept me and my wife becuase we are not
authorized to have foriegn accounts as civil servant, so i will write to
the bank to make the transfer of my fund deposited in there bank by me to
my agent to carry on the project with immediate effect.
So Sir if you are not an agent kindly help me for one and reply me on this
yahoomail(solos_ugo@yahoo.com)thank and God bless you.

from mr Solomon Ugo

(234 8033978473)






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