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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: Officenew Officenew <officenewofficenew@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: emmaleze2012@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:06:27 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Contact Mr.Emmal Eze Immediately


Attention, fund Owner,

I have received the cheque from bank three days ago and kept the cheque with  Mr.Emmal Eze as we discussed.
Please mail him immediately to send the cheque to you Iam in India now. I kept USD1.8m cashier cheque and will send you the rest of money after my business trip here. I send you so many mails but all bounced back.
So mail Mr.Emmal Eze with below e-mail for him to send the cheque to you: (emmaleze2012@hotmail.com) Send the below information along while contacting him:
Your full name_____

Address__________

Phone number_____

Sex_____________

Age_____________

Occupation_______

Country__________

Make sure you send him the above information complete so that he will verify your payment file and send the cashier cheque of $1.8mUSD . Note also that I will not be reached by e-mail or phone at this moment because I am busy in India for investment trip with my share.
Feel free to contact (Mr.Emmal Eze) and he will send the $1.8M USD to you in any method you prefer.
Regards,
Dr.Edwin Eze


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