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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: Luv Nicholas <luv.nicolas@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:58:05 +0000
Subject: Matters of urgent

Dear Daddy i am NICOLAS YOUNG,i just arrive in kotoka international
airport in Accra Ghana with late father consignment box, contain $5MSUD and
my sister MARIA when we arrive in Ghana , we met one lawyer name
Barrister Appiah Messah, he receive me and my sister to its office with
the consignment box,he asking my sister what in inside the box,my sister
told he that is my late father belonging consignment box of money and
money inside the box, when barrister Messah know that is a money, inside
box, he try to force the key from my sister so that he can open the box so
he can collect the money from us,then he put something, inside water for my
sister to drink then after my sister drink the water she feel so weak and
she went to bed to sleep, and she couldn't wake up again, then i take the
key from from sister pocket, and the barrister has be asking after the key
from me, and i told he that the key is not with me when i am crying, of my
sister. he look me inside a room and said he is going to call an engineer
to cut the box, but before he came back engineer quarter, i run away with
box to Nigeria , at now i am in molitala mohamed international airport
here in Nigeria, when i arrive in the airport custom officer (Custorm
Abraham Ohwrhi ) seize my box from me and ask me ask me what in the
box,and they asking me to give them the key of the box to enable them open
the box, but i told them i did not have the key to the box, but is my late
father document inside the box, . Please daddy do not allow them to take
away my money is the only hope i have in life, and they known there is a
money inside the box they will kill me and take the money within their
self, please i am crying for your help to assist me pay this money so that
i can take the money to bank and transfer the money to you in western union
or to your bank account immediately so i can come over to further my
education, i am very clever in the school i am always take first position
in the school and i did not want to further my education Daddy.
Yours faithful

Nicholas young.

Sudan Nationality

+234 81 63 88 28 10

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