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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: Hani Abdou <dr_haniabdou6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <dr_haniabdou41@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 13:19:35 +0000
Subject: ANTIFRAUD COMMISSION OF NIGERIA



LAGOS-NIGERIA 28TH OF JULY ,2007. ATTENTION: SIR, THIS IS ANTIFRAUD COMMISSION OF NIGERIA HEADED BY DR HANI ABDOU OF ANTIFRAUD COMMISSION. THIS COMMISSION WAS CREATED BY THE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA, CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO TO FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION AND THE ACTIVITIES OF NIGERIAN FRAUDSTERS WHO HAVE PAINTED THE IMAGE OF NIGERIA BAD TO OTHER FOREIGN COUNTRIES. SIR, YOUR NAME APPEARED IN THE LATEST FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELEASED BULLETIN AND ALSO FROM OUR SECURITY MONITORING,WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT YOU WERE DEFRAUDED BY NIGERIAN FRAUDSTERS WHO MADE YOU TO BELEIVE IN A TRANSACTION THAT WAS NOT IN EXISTENCE. SIR, YOU ARE GOING TO HELP THIS COMMISSION TO GET THESE PEOPLE THAT DEFRAUDED YOU ARRESTED. SIR, YOU ARE TO DO THIS BY SENDING TO US THE NAME AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF THOSE THAT DEFRAUDED YOU SO THAT WE CAN EASILY GET THEM ARRESTED FOR PROSECUTION. WE HAVE SO MANY OF THEM LANGUISHING IN JAIL NOW BECAUSE OF THE CRIME THEY COMMITTED. SIR,BECAUSE OF THIS,THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO COMPENSATE ALL FOREIGNERS THAT WERE DEFRAUDED BY NIGERIAN CON MEN WITH A TOTAL SUN OF $5,000,000.SIR,YOU STAND A GOOD CHANCE OF RECEIVING FIVE MILLION US DOLLARS COMPENSATION FUND TOGETHER WITH YOUR TOTAL CONTRACT SUM .SIR,WE WANT TO EQUALLY INFORM YOU THAT THERE ARE SO MANY NIGERIAN FRAUDSTERS HERE IN NIGERIA AND OUTSIDE NIGERIA INCLUDING YOUR COUNTRY . SIR YOU MUST BE VERY CAREFUL SO THAT THEY WILL NOT DECEIVE YOU AGAIN. SIR,YOU ARE TO HELP THIS HONOURABLE COMMISSION SO THAT WE CAN GET THESE CRIMINALS ARRESTED. SIR,I WILL ADVICE YOU TO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS TO US IMMEDIATELY SO THAT WE CAN COMMENCE OUR INVESTIGATIONS IMMEDIATELY. 1:YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS. 2:YOUR BANKING INFORMATION. 3:YOU PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR MORE DISCUSSION.4:THE TOTAL AMOUNT YOU WERE DEFRAUDED. 5:THE NAMES AND PHONE NUMBERS OF THE FRAUDSTERS THAT DEFRUDED YOU. SIR,UPON RECEIPT OF ALL THIS INFORMATIONS,WE SHALL COMMENCE OUR INVESTIGATIONS IMMEDIATELY AND WITH ADEQUATE SERIOUSNESS ON YOUR SIDE,WITHIN 7 WORKING DAYS,YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR COMPENSATION FEE AND CONTRACT SUM . SIR,WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE SO THAT OUR INVESTIGATIONS CAN START OFF. SINCERELY YOURS,ANTIFRAUD DR.HANI ABDOU.
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