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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: Vickam Onyset <vickam_2onyset@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: vickam_1onyset@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:54:15 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLEASE SIR OR MADAM I NEED YOUR HELP ABOUT FOOTBALL I NEED CLUB


Dear Sir.
it was a very opprtunity for me to say hellow to you, i hope that you occupation is mooving well, if so dexology.
sir;or madam please i am writting to explain my self to you;
My name is onyeka vitalis Ndubuisi; i am a footballer; i am a Nigerian but i stay in ivory coast;
so i play before in asdil international football club in Nigeria; then i left and get a new club in Ghana called FTDT. FOOTBALL TERENTED DESCOVERING TEAM 2nd divission, in accra north ghana,

sir, or madam, now i finish my agreament with them, then i move to ivory coast, here i am now,
please sir or madam, to whom it may conceine, i am asking to get favour from you, like now, in a foot ball, if you dont have a sponsor like manager or some body which will help you sopport you; that mean that you are going no where.please sir or madam before i loose my hope, sir i need help.

like somebody which will help me, sponsor me and cary me out of this african country and also be my manager,
sir, i promise to give you my best, and i will be faithfull to you and give you all the best of football system which i know,

SECONDERY.sir i will be happy that if i here a good news from u or an advise that will read me to joy, but most important thing i need is to help me to get a club in your country, i promise you sir, i will give you all my best to make you hapy.

so in you bisness, may God almig FINNALY, sure you dont know me or see me before, but my spirit tells me that i will get the favour hty give you joy and wisdom to follow your business,and also give u long life and prosperity, in jesus name Amen.from you


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