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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: "Ms. Jessica Warren" <warenj1960@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: jessicawarren2@easy.com
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:14:44 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Your Payment Is Ready




Good Day



Hi,



Congratulation Your Payment Is ready now ! !



I am Ms. Jessica Warren; I am from Guam and 55 years, I also reside in Guam.



My address is 1026 Cabras Highway, Ste 205 Piti, Guam 96925. I am one of those that has been expecting my payment years ago and they refused to pay me, I paid so much money trying to get my payment all to no avail.



I decided to travel down to Nigeria with all my contract documents. And I was directed to meet with Mr.Ndu Castro, who is a legal member of CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE, I contacted him, he explained everything to me.



He said that those contacting us through emails are fake. Then he took me to the paying bank, I am happy today, because I have received my payment funds of US$ 4.2 Million.



Moreover, Ndu Castro showed me the full information of those that have not received their payment; and I saw your information on the list.



I will advise you to contact him immediately after reading this letter, so he can help you recover your payment and make sure it's transferred into your bank account.





His information is below:





Name. Ndu Castro



Address: 13, Zion Street, Ikeja Lagos.



Name. Barr. Ndu Castro



Address: 13, Zion Street, Ikeja Lagos.



Tel is: +234-80-25880669



Office: nducastro@easy.com



Private: nducastro@rocketmail.com



Quickly send mail to Ndu Castro, He is ready to help you to recover your payment, without further delay to it. He will also connect you directly with the paying bank, they are nice people.



You really have to stop your dealing with those contacting you; because they are not in charge of your payment all they do is asking you for more money which is illegal.



Please take Note the only money I paid was just $250 it's for Payment Application fee, and my payment was transferred in Couple of days.



Thanks.



Ms. Jessica Warren.

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