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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: "Mrs. Roseline Chuck" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <www.icpcnig.comm@sify.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:10:03 +0100
Subject: PLEASE STOP CONTACTING THEM AGAIN. (THE FRAUDULENT PEOPLE)

Dearest friend and beneficiary,

My name is Mrs. Rosiline Chuck; I live at 5 Oleder D, United States. Tel: (206) 339-8355).

I am one of those that executed a contract in Nigeria with different winning in years ago and they refused to pay me, I had paid over $20,000USD trying to get my payment all to no avail and I was defrauded by unscrupulous people. But somebody now directed me to travel down to Nigeria with all my contract documents to meet Barrister Raji Hannatu of NIGERIA Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission and I was given this web site http://www.icac.org.hk/newsl/issue17eng/button2.htm to see and read more of the personality before contacting him for any help.
The same person is a member of CONTRACT PAYMENT COMMITTEE INCHARGE OF CONTRACT PAYMENT/SURVEILANCE AND ANTI-FRAUD UNIT COMMISSION OF NIGERIA AND OTHER RELATED PAYMENT ACCRUED FROM NIGERIA. I contacted him and he explained everything to me on telephone and advised me to come down to Nigeria or I should explain in details all my transactions with Nigeria in the past, which I did to follow up my payment, calling and writing Barrister Raji Hannatu for update of my payment until I was finally paid.

He said that those contacting us through emails are fake and fraudulent, he also advice we should be careful, after then he connected me to the paying bank which was United Bank for Africa PLC, though your bank may be different from my paying bank, so today I am the happiest woman on this earth because I have received my contract funds of $2.5M (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars).
Note; on the process of searching for my file, I saw your information on awaiting payment list in the office of Barrister Raji Hannatu. Though I did not capture all your information but your email address was seen.
Am sorry for contacting you late as I planed doing it as soon as I arrive backs to USA. I have been so busy because we are trying to set up a factory here with the money I received.

So if you care, do contact/call Barrister Raji Hannatu with the information below and just explain yourself to him, as I know he is an honest and humble person. CALL HIM IMMEDIATELY WITH THE NUMBER: Tel: +234 819 1111 408.

Alternatively mention my name (Mrs. Rosiline) to him he will attend to you.

Barrister Raji Hannatu
AS Legal (ICPC)
NIGERIA Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission.
WEBSITE: www.icac.org.hk/newsl/issue17eng/button2.htm
Motto: To fight corruption to a standstill.
Contact Email: www.icpcnig.comm@sify.com
Tel: +234 819 1111 408.

You really have to stop your dealing with those contacting you because they will dry you up until you have nothing to eat. The only money I paid was just $250, So you have to take note of that, I did not pay any thing more than that and this was for re-documentation.

Reach me on this Email: roselinechuck101@sify.com

Yours sincerely,


Mrs. Roseline Chuck.
Email: roselinechuck101@sify.com

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