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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: "SULE AHMED" <web080@freeukisp.co.uk>
Reply-To: suleahmed@postino.net
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 00:13:51 -0000
Subject: Attention:Beneficiary





Mr. Sule Ahmed The Legal Representative
St. Michael's alley,
No. 61 Lake Chad Cresent
Off IBB Way, Maitama, Abuja.
Email(suleahmed@postino.net)
Phone:+234-8035208322

Attention:Beneficiary,

I am Sule Ahmed, an attorney to your late relative Dr.Larry Sequel to the
meeting held on 1st January 2011 with the bank. I write to inform you that
the Bank authorized me to contact you for your inheritance payment of
US$11,000,000.00 deposited with a Bank here and the bank here has made me
know that the US$11,000,000.00 will be release to you through their
payment officer with Citi bank of United States of America.

The Nigerian Government through Federal court of Justice has given you an
Identification Code Number: ID300/0X10/CTB also your file has been
forwarded to the Director Telex department of the paying Bank for onward
crediting of your inheritance fund into your nominated account which you
may provide for this transfer with this code Number: ID300/0X10/CTB, the
paying bank will process your payment file as soon as they receive your
information as the true next of kin to my late client.

Below is contact information's I need from you;
FULL NAME:.......................................
ADDRESS:.........................................
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:...............................
AGE:................SEX..........................
TEL:.............................................
FAX:.............................................
OCCUPATION:......................................
YOUR ID/PASSPORT.................................

Regards,
Sule Ahmed.

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