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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: "Rev Victor C" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <revchikwe@ahiaradioces.mail.ua>
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:16:54 +0100
Subject: For the little saints

I am Rev. father Victor Adibe Chikwe, a Missionary and founder of eziudo seconday technical collage for the orphans and the less privilage and also sponsor of Eziudo Community Devlopment Inc 3929 Lake Star.I am very sick now and I deposited the Sum of US$6M with security company in London United Kingdom, But my Doctor here in the Hospital told me that I will not survive this Sickness that I have only two weeks more to live.
 
So I want you to help me stand as my next of kin to enable  security company in London here Transfer this 6MUSD to you, But note that you will take 3MUSD out of this US$6M and give the remaining US$3M to any Charity Home in any part of the world because that was the vow I made to my God Almighty before I became a Missionary.
 
I want you to get back to me immediately if you are interested to stand as my Next of Kin, So that I can introduce you to my security company, and direct you on how to proceed before I pass away in this world because I have only two weeks to live according to my Doctor. You can get back to me through this email address (postal@blumail.org)
 
Thanks,
Rev. Fr.Victor Adibe Chikwe (1966) ahiara diocese
http://www.ahiaradiocese.org/bishop.htm
44-702-404-2221

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