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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: "Mr. George Raymond" <medlinjones@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 01:14:52 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Re: SCAMMED VICTIMS COMPENSATION PAYMENTS OF $1,500,000.00.




ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION {EFCC}/IN AFFILIATION WITH THE NIGERIA GOVERNMENT.



We have been informed that you have been receiving several letters similar to this one you are reading right now from Nigeria 419 scam artists, soliciting for assistance to secure some huge amount of money in a Bank? with that you lost some amount of money and never realizes the funds in your account. Be informed that you have been scammed but, their is a good news for you. I am delegated from the EFCC to pay 150 scam victims USD$1,500,000.00 (ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLAR) each.



Your E-Mail Address was provided by one of the Syndicates who was arrested as one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to him for any reason what so ever as the EFCC secret service is already on trace of the other criminals, so keep it secret till they are all apprehended. In other to compensate these victims, the ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION {EFCC}/IN AFFILIATION with the NIGERIA GOVERNMENT, 150 victims will receive $1,500,000.00 each.



You will be detailed.



Yours faithfully,



Mr. George Raymond

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