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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: Johnson Douglas <ccollinsmmark2008@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: johnson_douglas@freemail.hu
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:27:51 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: With reference to the CBN File No: 34567/IBN/2009


Attn: Sir,
 
With reference to the CBN File No: 34567/IBN/2009, The Ad-Hock Committee have discovered that you are yet to claim your Money being payment of your inheritance from your deceased relation's account deposit with a liquidated Bank. Now we have the mandate of the central bank to manage the assets and debts of the liquidated Banks.
 
The Federal Ministry of Finance under the Ad-Hock Committee has decided that beneficiaries who are not yet paid should be paid immediately through our International Bank Account with NATWEST  BANK UK. We have been advised to pay you in installmental of USD$ 250,000.00 each, by certified bank cheque. Our NATWEST  BANK UK  Account would be debited every three months in your favor until the debt is cleared.
 
You are required to send the contact address where you want the cheque sent to, via our official courier. As soon as we receive your data as requested below and verify that, the cheque would be sent to your designated address. We would require the following information:
 
1. Beneficiary Full Name:
2. Contact Address:
3. Telephone Number:
4. Age:
5. Marital Status:
 
Your response will be highly appreciated through this private box,Email: johnson_douglas@freemail.hu
 
Thanks.
Yours truly,
Mr Johnson Douglas
(DG AD-HOC COMMITTEE)
(Debt Management Office)



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