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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <ngozieiwuala@ymail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:41:01 +0000
Subject: Is this information true?



Hello Beneficiary
This is to officially inform you that your Inheritance/Contract fund that due to you, which is not yet paid to you because you did not fulfilled the obligation given to you in respect of your payment. The INTERNATIONAL MONTARY FUND in conjunction with the European Union, The United States Gorvenment and World Bank for the sole purpose of resolving pending transfer has compensate you with US$1.100,000,00. This amount is directed in cash credit to code WUMT/009793576430 at the owner of this email address.
For security reasons your email address was choose to send it instead of your name.The bank made us to know that one Mr David Chop has contact them for the payment of the fund to him as the rightful beneficiary to the fund. Here comes the big question, (DID YOU AUTHORIZED MR DAVID CHOP TO RECEIVE THE MONEY ON YOUR BEHALF WITH THIS ACCOUNT DETAILS IN CHINA?) Account Number 7222111482600000209, Account Name David Chop, Bank Citic Bank, Swift code. ULSBIE2D. IBAN number. IE78ULSB98533083313083.
If yes, advise the Western Union Bank to pay him. But if No, Contact the director Western Union Bank Benin Dr Augustine Ekene through Email westernnunionmoneytransfer@ubbi.com with your full contact information to resolve and reprogram your information and release your fund to you.
1,Your full names -----------, Your present home address ----------------, Your direct phone number ------------------, Your current occupation ----------------, Your Age --------------- and Marital status ----------------.
Contact the western union bank with your code WUMT/009793576430 and your entitlement valid will be release to you. If you did not take any action immediately, in the next couple of days they will release the money to him.
ThanksMadam Ngozie Iwuala

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