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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: "ige family" <igefamily2@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 13:40:45 +0100
Subject: MY FRIEND AM WAITING..

MY DEAR FRIEND

I AM MR EMMANUEL IGE THE FIRST SON TO THE SLAIN FORMER MINISTER OF
JUSTICE

CHEIF BOLA IGE.HOWEVER I AM CONTACTING YOU ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY LATE
MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND THE ATTONEY GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION WHO WAS
MURDERED ON 23TH DECEMBER 2001 .

DUE TO MY MOTHER EALER SICKNESS AFTER THE DIED OF MY FATHER, MY MOTHER
DIED IN SERIOUS SICKNESS BUT BEFORE THE DEID SHE TOLD ME AS THE FIRST
SON TO CONTACT A RELIABLE PERSON ABROAD TO SECURE THE SUM OF
$13,650,000.00.WHICH OUR LATE FATHER KEPT IN A VAULT WITH A FINANCIL
SECURITY
COMPANY BEFORE HIS SUDDEN DEATH.

WE WANT YOU TO SECURE THE FUNDS ON OUR BEHALF FOR SUBSEQUENT NVESTMENT
IN YOUR COUNTRY, FOR YOUR ASSITANCE IN THIS PROJECT YOU WILL BE ENTITLD
TO SOME PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL SUM INVOLVED. TH! E FUNDS ARE ALREAD IN
A VAULT WAITING FOR YOUR CLAIMS.IF YOU WILL ASSIST IN
THISPROJECT,KINDLY SEND ME YOUR PARTICULARS TO ENABLE ME PROCURE THE
DEPOSIT/ INSURANCE
CERTIFICATE AS YOUR NAME WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE AS THE RECIPENT.

CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY FOR FURTHER DETAILS THROUGH MY VIA EMAIL OR ON
MY MOBILE NUMBER 234-80 34643540

NOTE ALSO THAT PROJECT REQUIRES A LOT OF CNFIDENTIALITY DUE TO THE
FAMILY NAME, BUT I WILL LIKE YOU TO KONW THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100%
RISK FREE..


I WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU.

BEST REGARDS

EMMANUEL IGE

FOR THE FAMILY.

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