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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: "NATIONAL SECURITY COMPANY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nsc23401@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:40:58 +0100
Subject: HOW CAN WE DELIVER YOUR FUND TO YOU?

NATIONAL SECURITY COMPANY
31/35 MAKITE STREET
LAGOS,NIGERIA.

ATTN: BENEFICIARY,

SEQUEL TO OUR PREVIOUS MASSAGE AND THE MEETING HELD ON THE 21/12/2009 IT HAS BEEN CONCLUDED AND AGREED THAT YOUR FUND $10.5M WILL BE BROUGHT TO YOU AT YOUR HOME.

MEANWHILE, I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM YOU THAT THE NATIONAL SECURITY COMPANY HAD PERFECTED ALL ARRANGEMENT FOR THE IMMEDIATE DELIVERY OF YOUR FUND FOLLOWING WHAT WE AGREED UPON.


THE COMPANY WILL SEND A REPRESENTATIVE I.E. INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT BANKER TO MEET WITH YOU ONE ON ONE IN YOUR COUNTRY BEFORE THEY WILL DELIVER FUND. THEREFORE YOUR URGENT RESPONSE REQUIRED ON THIS ISSUE SO THAT WE CANNOT MAKE MISTAKE OF TAKING YOUR FUND TO A WRONG PERSON..

YOU ARE THEREFORE ADVISE TO RE-CONFIRM THE FOLLOWING.

1. YOUR FULL NAME:

2. HOME ADDRESS:

3. A COPY OF YOUR ID

4. YOUR TEL..NUMBER.

5. YOUR AGE

YOU ARE ADVICE TO CONTACT THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL SECURITY COMPANY REV.FATHER JOHN EKE ON +234-80-71023744, nsc23401@hotmail.com FOR YOUR FUND..

REGARDS,
MS.SHERRY SHABIA
NATIONAL SECURITY COMPANY.

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