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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: DR WILLIAMS OKEKE <dr.williams2@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: okekewilliams00@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:19:17 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Please Re-Confirm Your Information


APPROVED FROM OFFICE  OF  THE  PRESIDENT
ABUJA - CAPITAL  CITY NIGERIA.
Your ref ::::::::;PAYMENT CLEARANCE .
Our ref :::::::::;FGN/2009-10/PAYMENT /2010



Attention: Beneficiary.


Your last name appears in my file two days ago. Through FMF office that you are among people approved to be paid half payment of $8million dollars as part payment. Signed by the Vice President of Federal Republic of Nigeria, On behalf of Mr. President.



I need your above information, to confirm with the one we have already here in our file, if you are the rightful owner to be paid. Please re-confirm to me if this is inline with what you have in your record and also re-confirm to me the followings, because we are given 2 days by Mr. President to release the above $8 million into your bank account.



1) Your full name and address
2) Phones, fax and mobile #.
3) Company's name, position and address.
4) Profession, sex, age and marital status.
5) Working I’d/Int'l passport.
6) Beneficiary Name.
7) Bank details



DR WILLIAMS OKEKE
Secertary to the Special Adviser to Mr. President
Political Adviser to the Presidency on contract matters.
CALL NOW FOR CONFIRMATION...........+234-8077299063

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