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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: "Mr Michael Ezinna" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrmacknewson@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:19:35 +0100
Subject: COMPENSATION GIFT FOR YOUR PAST EFFEORT.

Dear Friend,

I want to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred with the co-operation of a new partner from Paraguay who is an international businessman. I am much delighted to contact you to let you know that, the fund has been transfered into my account. I have deposited the sum of ($500,000.00, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) to the finance house,and I have issued a certified Bank Draft in your favor cashable at your bank. I want you to contact the Manager in charge of the Finance House for the collection of this international certified bank draft. In the person of Mr.Mack Newson . contact him as soon as you receive this email with the address below:

COMPENSATION AND FINANCE HOUSE HEAD OFFICE
Contact The Manager: Mr.Mack Newson
Contact Email: mrmacknewson@yahoo.com
Office Tel: +234-8021467164

Try to contact him as soon as possible and reconfirm to himyour Name and address and your telephone numbers to avoid any mistakes while sending your fund across to you.

You are to contact the COMPENSATION AND FINANCE HOUSE HEAD OFFICE MANAGER via this email: -- mrmacknewson@yahoo.com At the moment, I am very busy here and will not be able to come over until August 2011. Remember that I have forwarded instruction to Mr.Mack Newson at the finance house on your behalf to send the bank draft to as you may instruct him.

Take note and bear in mind that the International Cashier Bank Draft has a validity period of 30 banking days, as such it is expedient you contact him in due course and thus have modality put in place to conclude this arrangement in the earliest possible time. He is to send the sum of $500,000.00 Five Hundred Thousand Dollars bank draft to you. I will want you to accept this token with good faith.

You may be ask to indicate this code: M581 when contacting him, it will prove your identity.

Thanks and God bless.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Michael Ezinna

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