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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: =?utf-8?q?Dr=20Johnson=20Aka?= <drjohnsonaka_23401@yahoo.in>
Reply-To: drjohnsonaka_78@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:51:56 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Re:Foreign Payment Unit Central Bank Of Nigeria


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: drjohnsonaka_23401@yahoo.in



- Attention Dear Friend, inheritance payment fund, final quarter payment (2008) this is to notify you that your over due inheritance claim with a commercial bank is to be released,via key tested transfer(ktt)wire transfer to you through our affiliate bank in europe.it is pertinent to note that an issue of this magnitude should have commenced with a formal meeting, but due to the time factor and the urgency this matter requires, please bear with me for making the initial contact through e-mail.mean while,a man with british passport number 3028882234 came to my office few days ago with letter,claiming to be your true representative. here are the mansinformations bellow:name denis marion bankname: citi bank, bankaddress: arizona, usa.. account number: 6503809008.please,do reconfirm to this office ,as a matter of urgency if this man is from you,so that this office will not be held responsible for paying this inheritance into the wrong account. if this man is not your true rep, !
you are requested to fill and return this information for verification purposes so that your inheritance claim valued us$10m dollars only will be remitted into your nominated bank account.this fund is as a result of inheritance on your behalf deposited by an american who died in a plane crash sometime ago. 1. your name.........................2. your address....................3. your telephone................5.age.............................6 sex:..............................7.your occupation.................8. your bank details:................9. scan copy of identification.........as soon as we receive the above information,we shall commence with all necessary procedures in other to transfer this fund into your account through the office of the director international remittance/foreign operations who handles all foreign inheritance fund.we shall proceed with the payment details to the said mr denis marion,if we do not hear from you within the next three working days f!
rom today the fund will be remitted to mr denis marion and this bank
will not be held responsible. best regards. Dr Johnson Aka.direct number 234-70-332-80380(Foreign Payment Unit Central Bank Of Nigeria)


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