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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 LOUIS DANIEL GOODLUCK <webild@att.net>
Reply-To: louisgoodluck@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 05:24:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: DID YOU PERMIT MR. COLE WANDA TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND AS YOUR NEXT OF KIN?





APPROVED ON YOUR BEHALF.

Urgent Attention For Your Benefit.

From the office the Presidency

Mr. Louis Daniel Goodluck.



Attn; Fund Recipients

I am written to inform you that your files appeared on our desk to pay you a

partial payment of 8 million dollars at of your fund for this second quarter of

the year.



But we are having misunderstanding because one Mr. Cole Wanda called of

yesterday that he is your new next of kin that you instructed him to receive the

fund on your favour that you are totally sick and you can not work or answer any

calls.



but we were so confuse that is why the authority instructed me to contact you

for us to know if he is telling us the truth or not.

He even forwarded this bank details to us.



Bank Name: Credit Union Na

Account Name: Mr. Cole Wanda.

Account number: 908374912

Swift code: cwd1u



After he provided this account to us, he instructed us not to inform you and we

should transfer the fund into his account directly because he is your next of kin.

Please kindly check this account and this name and tell us if you know him and

for you to informed us ,if we should go ahead and transfer the fund into his

account or not.



We wait to hear from you soon.



Don't keep us waiting for your own good.

Thanks and God bless.



Regards,



Mr. Louis Daniel Goodluck.

Special Adviser to Mr. President

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