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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. OMAR EDRIS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <c.b.n1@trixmosoft.co.cc>
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 09:02:42 -0300
Subject: OUSTANDING PAYMENT!!!

NO 8 BRIGHT STREET, VICTORIA
ISLAND LAGOS NIGERIA,
DR. OMAR EDRIS
DIRECTOR/HEAD
INTERNATIONAL RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
 
ATTN: BENEFICIARY,
 
A LETTER OF APPROVAL HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THIS BANK FOR THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR INHERETANCE FUND VALUED US$7,000,000 (SEVEN MILLION UNITED STATED DOLLAR ONLY) AND UPTILL NOW WE WONDER WHY YOUR PAYMENT HAS NOT BEEN RELEASE TO YOU YET.
 
AMONG THE LIST OF UNPAID INDIVIDUALS AND COMPANIES, YOUR UNPAID FUND HAS BEEN LOCATED TO THIS COMMITTE FOR IMMEDIATE AND DIRECT RELEASE TO YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY.
 
I ALSO WISH TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT YOUR EMAIL APPEARED AMONG THE LIST OF BENEFICIARIES THAT WILL RECEIVE PART-PAYMENT THIS MONTHS, AND YOU ARE REQUESTED TO GET BACK TO ME FOR MORE DIRECTION AND INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND. HOWEVER, WE RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM ONE (MRS. MARIA JEDLAKOVAS) WHO TOLD US THAT SHE IS YOUR NEXT OF KIN AND THAT YOU DIED IN A CAR ACCIDENT LAST WEEK. SHE HAS ALSO SUBMITTED HER CONTACT ADDRESS INCLUDING HER INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT FOR US TO RELEASE THE FUND TO HER, BUT WE WANT TO CONFIRM IF YOU ARE DEAD OR NOT.
 
PLEASE IN CONFIRMATION THAT YOU ARE STILL ALIVE, YOU ARE ADVISED TO RECONFIRM THE BELOW LISTED INFORMATION TO ENABLE US FACILITATE AN IMMEDIATE PAYMENT FOR YOU.
 
1 YOUR FULL NAMES
2 YOUR PRESENT CONTACT ADDRESS.
3 YOUR TELEPHONE & FAX NUMBERS.
4 YOUR OCCUPATIONS/AGE/SEX.
5 YOUR PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS.
 
WE APOLOGIZE TO YOU FOR FAILURE TO PAY YOUR FUNDS IN TIME, WHICH ACCORDING TO RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM HAD BEEN LONG OVERDUE.
 
COMMUNICATE WITH US FASTER TODAY. THROUGH THIS E-MAIL BELOW
 
E-MAIL: c.b.n1@trixmosoft.co.cc
 
THANKS,
YOURS TRULY,
DR. OMAR EDRIS.
E-MAIL: c.b.n1@trixmosoft.co.cc

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