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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: david obi678 <david_obi678@live.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:14:10 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATION



Dear friend,
This is to inform you about my success in getting the money moved under the co-operation of a new partner from London. Presently, I'm in saudi arabia for the purpose of investing my own share of the money.

Meanwhile I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts in assisting me to move the fund evendo we were not successful. Now contact my account officer in Benin-Republic on the underlisted contact immediately:

Name: Mr Arinze Mike
(Email:arinze_mike1@yahoo.fr)

Ask him to send you a cheque of the sum of (US$ 1,250,000.00) One Million two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. which I kept for you as compensation for all your past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.

I appreciated your efforts at that time so much. while contacting Mr. Arinze Mike Please include and give him instructions on where to send the money to you. I will advise you to contact him with

NAME:....................................AGE:........................................SEX:........................................ADDRESS:...............................EMAIL:....................................PHONE:...................................OCCUPATION:.........................COMPANY:..............................COUNTRY:...............................

Best regards,Mr David Obi

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