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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: nnamdimike5@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 01:09:10 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?GOOD=20NEWS=20TO=20YOU=20MY=20DEAR?=

Dear Friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred
under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay. Presently i am in
Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum of money.
Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in
transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.

Now contact my secretary in Benin his name is Mr Ejimofor Godwin on this
E-mail:address(ejiomoforgodwin@yahoo.co.uk) you will ask him to send you
the total sum of ($800.000.00.U.S.D) which I kept for your compensation
for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.

I appreciated your efforts at that time very much.I make the arrengement
of the money to be in CHEQUE BANK DRAFT for so safety and easely .Now the
money is in CHEQUE BANK DRAFT right now.Remember that it will be more easy
to send through diplomatic courier service.so you can contact him immediatly
with yourfull information like home address,your name ,courent phone number,age,
sex.and country

So feel free and get in touched with my secretary Mr Ejimofor Godwin instruct
him where to send the amount to you. Please do let me know immediately you
receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that
time. in the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects
which me and the new partner are having at hand, So feel free to get in
touch with Mr Ejimofor Godwin he will send the amount to you without any
delay.
Best Regards
Barr. NNAMDI MIKE







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