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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: "CHIBIKE JOHN" <chibike32@ig.com.br>
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:45:58 +0200
Subject: Contact him immediately


Dear Friend,


Longest time,I hope all is well together with your family,if so glory
be to God almighty. Well,Sorry to hear this news and understand that
the fault is not from me. I'm happy to inform you about my success in
getting those funds
transferred under thecooperation of a new partner from Japan.Presently I'm
in
Japan for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.


Meanwhile,I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in
transferring this funds despite that it failed us some how. Now contact
my secretary John Obi in Benin on e-mail address (johnobi45@hotmail.fr)


Ask him to send you the total Amount of $1,250,000.00 u.s dollars 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. So feel free and get in touch with my secretary and instruct him
where to send the cheque as you know it was issued in a certfied bank
draft chequewhich you will cash in any bank approved or owned by government
of any country.



Please do let me know immediately if you cash the money so that we can
share the joy together after all the sufferness at that time. Right
now,I am very busy here because of the investment projects which me and
the new partner are having at hand.


Finally, remember that I have forwarded instruction to the secretary on
your behalf to send the draft cheque to you immediately, so feel free
to get in touch with John Obi he will send the money immediately to
you without any delay. Thank you and congratulations as God has done it.
Best Regards,

Mr.chibike.

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