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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: "Embassy of the United States in Abuja, Nigeria" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <garydavid@fastwebmail.it>
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:36:40 +0100
Subject: Embassy of the United States in Abuja, Nigeria

 
Embassy of the United States in Abuja, Nigeria
Plot 1075 Diplomatic Drive
Central District Area,
Abuja, Nigeria
City: Abuja
Phone: (234)-80 540  83616
 
Dare:
After the urgent meeting that was hold yesterday with the president of Nigeria yesterday Goodluck Jonannathan , and Intelligence report reaching us shows that you have been communicating with the wrong set of people who have been demanding several amounts of monies from you in the name to receive your money and the report was bright to us yesterday because as a citizen of America we are here to repent you. This fraudulent people have been declared wanted and we are on their trail and can assure you that they will soon be caught and brought to face the full wrath of the Law In an article titled "1999 constitution there are going to pay you all your compensation paid out to you in full.
We have confirmed the status of your funds coming in from Nigeria and found out that the said funds is still in Nigeria. And we have make request for them to bring the money to our office and after that agreement they are going to issue ATM master card on your name which you are going to use to withdraw your money the state ,
So we called another urgent meeting this morning   we request for your all your document and their show us the document but from and we you are under an observational /Investigation in connection with money laundering. If your funds comes from a legitimate and legal source, the proper guidelines for you to recover the right of transaction is for you to provide the official monitory transaction release document so that your funds will be legally processed and recorded and accounted for and then finally released to you which we have some copies of it now, now we have agreement now that how and your ATM master card is going to be ready on the afternoon today and you are the one that is who is going to take care of the delivering  of your ATM master card which and their told us that is going to cost 395.99 as soon as you send the money we there are going to send the card to you and send the copy of the respite to you and one copy to us so I will advice that you ge
So you have to get back to us so that we will direct you on how to send he fee to enable us send your ATM master card as soon as is out today,
 
Gary David  

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