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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: "Monica Ella" <service@parasaga.com>
Reply-To: mail_info11@sify.com
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 05:57:36 +0100
Subject: GET BACK TO ME...............

Dearest,

Am Ada R.Okwechime,bank manager of UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC (UBA). I would like you to indicate your interest to receive the transfer of USD$80.5M. Dollars only.

I will like you to stand as the next of kin to my late Descease customer whose account is presently dormant, for claim,since i have been given two weeks from now to locate the next of kin to the late fellow whom the fund was will to and for the fact that you are answering the surname with this fellow,this is why i decided to contact you to stand as next of kin In other to faciliate this project,i will like you to send to me the following information:

YOUR FULL NAME..................

NATIONALITY............

DELIVERY,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

AGE................

OCUPATION..............

TELEPHONE...................

Note that thr required informations to enable to facilitate this project and also for the  securement of some documents that will back up the fund so that bank will release the above mentioned funds on your favour/bonafide beneficiary of the same fund.

Yours faithfully,
Ada R.Okwechime
Email: mail_info11@sify.com



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