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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: "Mark Williams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <m_williams2011@yahoo.cn>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 12:08:37 +0900
Subject: OBAMA FOUNDATION and UNITED NATIONS.

Greetings To You,

On behalf of the OBAMA FOUNDATION and UNITED NATIONS, we wish to notify you as a beneficiary of $1,500,000,00 USD in compensation of scam victims.

This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from the OBAMA FOUNDATION and UNITED NATIONS in First City Monumental bank (FCMB) to pay 10
victims of scam $1,500,000,00 USD each.

Your E-mail ID was listed and approved for this payment as one of the scam victims to be paid this amount. You are to fill the appropriate form and submit to the bank.

[1] Full Names :___________________________________
[2] Contact address :______________________________
[3] Direct Telephone No : _________________________
[4] Occupation : __________________________________
[5] Country : _____________________________________

Managing Director of the First City Monumental bank (FCMB),NIGERIA OFFICE.

Name: Mark Williams
Email: m_williams2011@yahoo.cn



Yours Faithfully,
Mr Mark Williams
Coordinator.
OBAMA FOUNDATION.

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