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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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Fraud email example:

From: Onoko Johnson <ono.johnson40@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <ono_johnson@yahoo.it>
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:33:17 +0100
Subject: Hello



From Mr. Onoko JohnsonAudit & Accounts UnitStandard Securities & Finance CompanyNigeria Inter Security SystemLagos - NigeriaEmail: ono_johnson@yahoo.it Hello, My name is Onoko Johnson, a citizen of Nigeria. I work with the Nigeria Standard Securities & Finance Company as the Audit Officer. There is a potential transaction which is of mutual benefits and Involves huge fund in a fixed deposit account which co-incidentally is related to your last name and I Would like us to handle it together. The owner of the dormant account valued at the sum of $10,500,000.00 (Ten million, Five Hundred Thousand United states Dollars) and his family after due verification of this account we discovered that the Account owner died On Monday, 31 July, 2000, alongside his wife and two Children in the ill fated Air France Concord plane crash bound for New York in their plan for a world cruise. You can log on to the link below for More information on the air crash if need be. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm In accordance with the company’s guidelines concerning dormant accounts, the Board of Directors of the Company met a forth night ago and resolved to turn the estate of the deceased over to the Government having waited for too long without the deceased relatives/next of kin surfacing and if this is done, invariably the Funds will end up becoming Government property too and it is as a result of this that I am moved to contact You considering the fact that you have the same LASTNAME with the deceased, I am seeking for your Co-operation and understanding to stand as the deceased next of kin to enable us claim the inheritance Money before the time period given by the firm elapses. If you are interested and in agreement with me, please let me know so that more information will be sent to You as quickly as possible and also include your direct telephone and fax numbers for more elaborate Information. Be rest assured that it is a risk free project and the proceedings will be shared 40% for you while the remaining 60% shall be for me and my coleagues once the funds are repatriated into your account either in your country Or elsewhere. I await your prompt response. Regards, Mr. Onoko JohnsonNB: Please direct your response to my Private Email: ono_johnson@yahoo.it
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