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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: "G.J.Durward" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gjdurward@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 9 May 2010 23:32:26 +0800
Subject: Payment Notice...

This is to inform you that the Nigerian Government has issued an irrevocable directive stating that all funds being owed to foreign Benenficiaries be released immediately.

Consequently, your inheritance of US$7.5 Million will be irrevocably released to you.


A payment officer in the U.S.A has been mandated to release the funds owed to beneficiaries immediately the information of the beneficiary is forwarded to the payment officer.

We came across your details as one of such beneficiaries being owed the sum of US$7.5 Million and for the funds to be processed and released to you,you have to provide the following details


1) Full Name


2) Contact Address

3) Telephone Number



The above stated information has to be provided with a Processing Fee of US$190.


This fee is mandatory and you have to pay in order to successfully process the remittance of your fund.


This Processing fee of US$190 should be paid by Western Union Money Transfer in the name stated below:


Name: Mathew Paul

Address:10 George Street
Lagos,Nigeria


Test Question: Thanks

Answer: Welcome


Send the following information after making the payment.

1) Sender's Name

2) Sender's Address

3) MTCN


As soon as the Processing Fee of US$190 is paid,your funds will be released to you without any delay.

G.J Durward


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