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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: "okafor young" <youngokafor5@nsk.biz>
Reply-To: youngokasfor@yahoo.dk
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:36:51 +0100
Subject: URGENT NOTIFICATION


FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
PRESIDENTIAL JOINT OFFICE
INTERNATIONAL DOUBT SETTLEMENT OFFICE
ROOM 118/121 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COMPLEX
ASO-ROCK ABUJA-NIGERIAFrom The President,
Federal Republic of Nigeria


Attn: Honorable,

I have decided to pay all foreigners their funds directly by myself Stop
communication with any Nigerian official if you are still alive and wish to
receive your funds.

I wish to inform you that Governor Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor
Charles Soludo drew my attention about the sudden application for change of
your bank account by some person {s} stating that you are dead and that they
are your next of kin, with a new bank account which has been processed and
approved by the Federal House of Senate, but Professor Charles Soludo has
refused to honor this application and insisted that your fund will be paid
to the account provided by you before your sudden death.

I have instructed my secretary (Mr. Young Okafor) to write to enquire about
the sincerity of this application made by your claimed next of kin, as we
have tried sending fax but all to no avail and decided to mail, for this
nascent democratic government will not be held responsible for any wrongful
transfer of your fund. You are therefore required to contact this office
under 48 hrs to authenticate the authenticity and unauthenticity of this
application, if you are still alive. Contact Mr. President directly by
phone: +234-702-547-9094 or mail: youngokasfor@yahoo.dk

Failure to contact him or contact us through this mail addressed used to
send this mail, your funds will be transferred to your next of kin.

Send your response if any to E-mail: youngokasfor@yahoo.dk

Mr. Young Okafor
Executive Secretary to:
Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'Adua GCFR,
President Federal Republic of Nigeria

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