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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: "julius_akim01" <julius_akim01@wooow.it>
Reply-To: julius_akim1@wooow.it
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:27:27 +0100
Subject: YOUR URGENT REPLY PLS

Dear Sir,

I am Engr. Julius Akim, chief auditor, audit department of
fund release order in ECOBANK NIGERIA PLC Bode Thomas
Branch Lagos office, I know the letter might come to
you as surprise, but take it like your own deal. Mr.
Eric Zimmerman, from Lebanon executed contract through
federal ministry of aviation here in Nigeria, the contract
worth of (US$13, 500,000.00) but on the process of
transferring the money to him, he died with his family in
earthquake disaster
that occurred in Thailand (ASIA). Meanwhile, his money has
to
be signed in my office before I will give order to the
ECOBANK NIGERIA PLC for final endorsement of his money.
Nobody knows what is going on except I and two of my
workers here in the bank; this is the man's
information:
(1) Contract sum: US$13, 500,000
(2) Contract number: FMA/CVNC/FGNA/7-XX2. 99/2000.
You will act like the beneficiary of this fund, I will
send to you the whole relevant documents that required
in this transaction immediately you accept to
co-operate with me. and i will inform you the
proceedure to complete this transaction successfully, I
have decided to give you 30% of this money and this has
100% risk free involvement. I am waiting your immediate
response.

Yours truly,

Engr. Julius Akim





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