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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: "Good luck Ebele Jonathan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <presgoodluckjonathn_frn1@yahoo.es>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:26:04 -0500
Subject: PRESIDENTIAL GAZETTE/NOTIFICATION OF THE UNCLAIMED FUND OF THE YEAR PAYMENT:


The office of the presidency Federal Republic Of Nigeria officially write to announced to you that we received distress calls from the United Nations secretary general (Bank i-Moon) yesterday informing us on the agreement reached at the just concluded UN general meeting on Debts reconciliation held in Brazil few months ago that your long approved payment should be concluded before now to enable the UN Delegates here return back to their normal official assignment and to make recommendation on our merit of joining the United Nations security council and we have equally tried to find out from the senate president of Nigeria

Kindly open and read from the message attached for details.

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