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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: "ALBERT OBI CHAMBERS" <info@albertobichamber.org>
Reply-To: albertobi@ny.com
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 08:08:45 +0000
Subject: RE:RELIEF PACKAGE

Dear Friend,

I want you to assist me and my partner to receive a package which we are
working on how to move it out of our country down to your country,and we
promise to give you 30% of the package.

We need:
(1) Your full names (2) Your address (3) Telephone number

The flight with the package will be living any moment from now that is why
we need your assistance for us to make sure the package live immediately.
The content of the package is $15 million U.S dollars ,Our company Sell
Bloc, Crude Oil,the company want to send this money to our customers in
Europe through a security company and it was declare personal effect.

We want to divert the money to you for safety,So we want you to send us the
needed information for us to deposit the money with your name to the
security company that will be living with the package. The Goods Numbers,
Code and Tracking Numbers,will be make know to you soon.

Contact me at my secure email address:-albertobi@ny.com
AND KEEP THIS HIGLY CONFIDENTIAL
Hoping to hear from you.

Thanks and God bless us,

ALBERT OBI (MR)

Dear Friend,

I want you to assist me and my partner to receive a package which we are
working on how to move it out of our country down to your country,and we
promise to give you 30% of the package.

We need:
(1) Your full names (2) Your address (3) Telephone number

The flight with the package will be living any moment from now that is why
we need your assistance for us to make sure the package live immediately.
The content of the package is $15 million U.S dollars ,Our company Sell
Bloc, Crude Oil,the company want to send this money to our customers in
Europe through a security company and it was declare personal effect.

We want to divert the money to you for safety,So we want you to send us the
needed information for us to deposit the money with your name to the
security company that will be living with the package. The Goods Numbers,
Code and Tracking Numbers,will be make know to you soon.

Contact me at my secure email address:-albertobi@ny.com
AND KEEP THIS HIGLY CONFIDENTIAL
Hoping to hear from you.

Thanks and God bless us,

ALBERT OBI (MR)

Dear Friend,

I want you to assist me and my partner to receive a package which we are
working on how to move it out of our country down to your country,and we
promise to give you 30% of the package.

We need:
(1) Your full names (2) Your address (3) Telephone number

The flight with the package will be living any moment from now that is why
we need your assistance for us to make sure the package live immediately.
The content of the package is $15 million U.S dollars ,Our company Sell
Bloc, Crude Oil,the company want to send this money to our customers in
Europe through a security company and it was declare personal effect.

We want to divert the money to you for safety,So we want you to send us the
needed information for us to deposit the money with your name to the
security company that will be living with the package. The Goods Numbers,
Code and Tracking Numbers,will be make know to you soon.

Contact me at my secure email address:-albertobi@ny.com
AND KEEP THIS HIGLY CONFIDENTIAL
Hoping to hear from you.

Thanks and God bless us,

ALBERT OBI (MR)


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