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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: "mike ugo" <mike_ugo1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ugo_mike3@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 18:06:26 +0000
Subject: YOUR OVER DUE FUNDS

FROM THE DESK OF:PROF ALI UGO MIKE
DIRECTOR GENERAL INTERNATIONAL REMMITANCE/FOREIGN
OPERATIONS
Co Registration No: 62/00738/06
DATE: 29/09/2005

ATTENTION:Sir

YOUR OVER DUE FUNDS

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE FUNDS HAS BEEN
GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT )
-DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR
FOREIGN OVER DUE FUND TRANSFER.
MEANWHILE,A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A
LETTER,CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE.HERE ARE HER

INFORMATIONS:

NAME JANET WHITE
BANK NAME: CITI BANK
BANK ADDRESS:ARIZONA, USA.
ACCOUNT Number: 6503809428.

PLEASE,DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE ,AS A MATTER OF
URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO
THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME.

THE RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR,EXECUTIVE, BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE
INHERITTANCE FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS
REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE
DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE / FOREIGN
OPERATIONS,TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN
INHERITTANCE FUNDS THIS SECOND QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE
YEAR.HOWEVER,WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS
DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.WHITE,IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU
WITHEN THE NEXT FIVE WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.
CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.

BEST REGARDS,
PROF ALI UGO MIKE

DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE /
FOREIGN OPERATIONS.
CC: ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS
CC: RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]

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