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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: ANTHONY IGEH <anthonnyigemuyiwa@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 09:22:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: MY REPLY


DEAR VICTIM-FULLNAME,

THANKS FOR YOUR MAIL AND ALL YOU STATED WERE NOTED.

HOWEVER, I MUST ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS AS SURE AS DEATH ,NOYJING ON EARTH WILL EVER STOP YOU FROM GETTING THE TOTAL SUM. ALTHOUGH I HAVE GIVEN YOU MY TOTAL ASSURANCE BUT WOULD LIKE YOU TO ASSURE ME THAT WHEN THE FUND GETS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT YOU WILL USE AND SHARE IT AS PROPOSED.

HOWEVER, MY FAMILY HAS NO INTENTION OF KEEPING ANY OF OUR SHARE HERE BECAUSE OF ECONOMIC INSTABILITY ,HENCE WE HAVE CHOSEN TO INVEST THE MONEY RIGHT THERE IN YOUR COUNTRY AND YOU WILL BE GIVEN THE MANDATE TO MANAGE THE INVESTMENT ON THEIR BEHALF AND BE FEEDING THEM BACK WITH PROGRESS REPORTS.HOPING YOU ARE CAPABLE OF HANDLING THE INVESTMENT.

IMPORTANTELY, YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEND YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER, YOUR ADDRESS AND ANY DETAIL ABOUT YOU AS THIS WILL ENHANCE AND SPEEDY THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THE FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT


LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR URGENT REPLY

REGARDS
ANTHONY IGE



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