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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: "ola_williams33@terra.es" <ola_williams33@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:36:35 +0100 (MET)
Subject: VERIFICATION



VERIFICATION
DEAR SIR/MADAM,

I AM THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT WITH NNPC AND WAS INSTRUCTED
BY THE MINISTER OF FINANCE OF NIGERIA (MRS. NENADI
USMAN)TO FIND OUT BEFORE THE END OF THIS MONTH, WHY
YOUR CONTRACT/CLAIM OF YOUR FUND HAVE NOT BEEN CREDITED
TO YOUR ACCOUNT, AFTER INSTRUCTIONS HAS BEEN PASSED TO
ALL VARIOUS GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONARIES THAT ALL OVER DUE
CONTRACT/ CLAIM PAYMENTS SHOULD BE RELEASED AS A LOT OF
PETITIONS BY BENEFICIARY'S HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY THE
MINISTER.
YOUR BANK DETAILS ARE WHAT THIS OFFICE WANT YOU TO
RECONFIRM, WITH YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS, ANY
OTHER INFORMATION, WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR
PAYMENT UP-TILL DATE? HOWEVER I WILL GIVE MY ASSISTANCE
TO MAKE SURE YOUR FILE IS IN ORDER FOR PAYMENT AS TWO
PEOPLE CAME FOR THE CLAIM OF THE FUND AND SUBMITTED
ACCOUNT SAYING THAT YOU ARE NOT WELL.

YOURS FAITHFULLY
OLA WILLIAMS
PRIVATE CONTACT FOR EASY INFORMATION
TEL:234-802-6441610





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