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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: ENDURANCE UMUKORO <umukoro_endurance@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:56:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Agent Respond From Major General Umukoro Endurance


Attention Als
I am Major General Umukoro Endurance I am newly appointed controler general in kotoka internatinal here in accra ghana on my third day in my office i find a file in desk place in my order by new transfer colleages which the content simplify that your two truck boxes consignment is lying down here in our airport please sir .i want to know some fact from you before i comment about the file and the two truck boxes consignment which are in my care at the moment and tell me more how will you receive them and give me your full relevant detail such your fax number and your telephone with your mobile number with your country state of origin and back page and front page of your passport with your full name and your next of king with all full information about you we will be satify that you are the full right owner of the two truck boxes.
I hope to here from you
Major General Umukoro Endurance
+233275749267


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