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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 JOHN WALKER <offcc31@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: mr.johnwalker@ymail.com
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 01:03:21 +0800 (CST)
Subject: REPLY URGENT I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE






Attention  Dear:








DEAR BENEFICIARY,



 



MY NAME IS MR.JOHN WALKER
OF TELEX/COMPUTER DEPARTMENT OF THE AFRI BANK, PORT
HARCOURT - NIGERIA.
I AM SENDING THIS PRIVATE EMAIL BASED ON THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF THE
TRANSACTION. PLEASE, I WILL LIKE TO ADVISE; IF AFTER GOING THROUGH MY PROPOSAL
AND YOU DO NOT ACCEPT IT, KINDLY KEEP IT TO YOURSELF.



 



AS OF THIS MOMENT, I AM STILL IN SERVICE WITH THE AB NIGERIA.  AND I WILL NOT BY ANY MEANS LIKE TO LOSE MY
JOB, SO IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED, KEEP THIS TO YOURSELF. I HAVE PUT IN OVER 23
YEARS IN THIS BANK BUT I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO SHOW FOR IT. THIS IS JUST MY OPPORTUNITY
TO MAKE SURE THAT I GIVE MY CHILDREN A DECENT TRAINING SINCE MY GOVT WHICH IS
CORRUPT HAS REFUSED TO TAKE CARE OF ITS RESPONSIBILITY. INFANT I AM SICK AND
TIRED OF EVERYTHING HERE AND I NEED TO GET OUT.



 



I FOUND OUT THAT YOU ALMOST MET ALL THE STATUTORY
REQUIREMENTS IN RESPECT OF YOUR PAYMENT. PLEASE BE EQUALLY ADVISED THAT NO
SECURITY COMPANY IN AFRICA CAN HANDLE YOUR CONTRACT
PAYMENT/INHERITANCE FUND WITH ANY BANK WITHOUT THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE AFI BANK,
NIGERIA.



 



YOUR PROBLEM IS THAT OF INTEREST GROUP IN THE FEDERAL
MINISTRY OF FINANCE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO ORDER TRANSFER OF YOUR FUND WITH THE
APPROVAL OF THE AB. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN
YOUR PAYMENT AND THAT EXPLAINS WHY YOU RECEIVE EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS FROM
DIFFERENT PEOPLE EVERYDAY, THEIR WHOLE GAME PLAN IS TO FRUSTRATE YOU; IN-ORDER
FOR YOU TO ABANDON THE PAYMENT AND THEN, THEY WILL BE COMFORTABLE AND BE FREE
ENOUGH TO TRANSFER THE FUNDS INTO THEIR OVERSEAS ACCOUNT. THEIR AIM AND TARGET
IS NOT THE MONEY YOU ARE GIVING THEM BUT TO FRUSTRATE YOU, HENCE, YOU HAVE LOST
TRUST ON WHOM TO BELIEVE TO BE GENUINE.



 



I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THIS MAY LAST FOR YEARS, YET NOTHING
HAPPENS,TO SUM IT UP, I WISH TO ASSURE YOU THAT WITH MY POSITION HERE IN THE
TELEX DEPARTMENT, I CAN PUNCH THE COMPUTER AND CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT STRAIGHT, I
CAN ACCOMPLISH THIS UNDER FIVE WORKING DAYS, BUT WE HAVE TO REACH AN AGREEMENT.
FIRST OF ALL, YOU HAVE TO LET ME KNOW HOW MUCH YOU WILL GIVE ME AT THE
CONSUMMATION OF THIS DEAL.



 



FINALLY, YOU WILL HAVE TO ACCEPT TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL IF YOU ACCEPT MY PROPOSAL, KINDLY GET BACK TO ME
IMMEDIATELY ON MY PRIVATE MAIL ADDRESS (walkermr.johnwalker@yahoo.com.hk) AND
CONFIRM YOUR PARTICULARS ON REPLY.



 



REGARDS,



 



MR.JOHN WALKER.





































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