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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: "DR. JAMES BROWN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drjamesbrown2013@vf.vc>
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:31:37 -0700
Subject: DEPOSITED HERE IN NIGERIA

ATTENTION FRIEND
 
 
HOW ARE YOU TODAY TOGETHER WITH YOUR BUSINESS AND AND FAMILY? I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SUBMIT  ALL YOUR INFORMATION TO THE BANK  HERE IN NIGERIA FOR THEM TO PROCEED FOR THE RELEASE OF THE FUNDS TO YOU, AFTER THE MEETING I HAD WITH THEM THIS MORNING THEY TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE OF TIME FACTOR THAT THEY CAN NOT MAKE WIRE TRANSFER TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT INSTEAD THE MONEY WILL BE RELEASE TO YOU BY CASH THROUGH THEIR DIPLOMAT, SO PLEASE I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT RECEIVING IT BY ATM CARD BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO CASH.
 
 
THE BANK  WERE THE HUGE WAS DEPOSITED  HERE IN NIGERIA   ARE HAVING A MEETING REGARDING YOUR PAYMENT WHICH WILL BE PAY TO YOU BY CASH, THE MONEY WILL BE PACKAGE  AND A DIPLOMAT WILL BE  DELEGATED FOR THIS DUTY TO COME AND DELIVERED TO YOU RIGHT AT YOUR DOOR STEP IN YOUR COUNTRY
 
 
I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW ALSO THAT THE MEETING IS STILL GOING ON NOT YET OVER,BUT  THE MEETING MAY BE ENDING TODAY OR TOMORROW,SO AFTER THE MEETING I WILL GIVE YOU A CALL TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT THEY  CONCLUDED ON THE MEETING  IN THE BANK   .
 
 
I PROMISE YOU I WILL DO ALL I CAN DO TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU RECEIVED THIS FUND TO YOUR DOOR STEP,BUT YOU HAVE TO DO ME A FAVOR BY NOT REVELING THIS TO ANYONE THAT YOU ARE RECEIVING SUCH AMOUNT OF MONEY BY CASH IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR SECURITY REASONS.
 
 
SO YOU DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT IN ANY WAY,REMEMBER THIS TRANSACTION IS LEGAL AND  %100 RISK FREE,SO YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO YOU,SO THAT THERE WILL BE NO PROBLEM  ALONG THE WAY.
 
 
I WILL GO TO THE  FEDERAL HIGH COURT IN ABUJA RIGHT NOW  TO CHANGE ALL THE LEGAL DOCUMENT IN YOUR NAME AND FAVOR, PLEASE REMEMBER  THIS IS NOT A MATTER OF A JOKE AND YOU YOUR SELF DON'T  NEED TO JOKE  WITH ME OR THE BANK HERE YOU BETTER STOP ANY TRANSACTION YOU ARE HAVING WITH ANY ONE HERE OR AROUND THE WORLD ,BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF IMPOSTORS, SO BE WARNED.
 
NOTE THAT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO PAY ANY MONEY FOR ANY REASON HERE, BECAUSE THE CHARGES WHICH YOU Supposed TO PAY FOR INSURANCE AND SHIPMENT HAS BEEN PAID. SO PLEASE, IF ANY ONE ASK YOU TO PAY MONEY OR SEND MONEY TO HIM HERE, IN NIGERIA. DO NOT LISTING(sic) TO SUCH PERSON, BECAUSE HE OR SHE WANTED TO SCAM YOU AND DO NOT SAY I DID NOT WARN YOU,
 
IF YOU RECEIVE ANY MAIL IN MY NAME FROM ANY OTHER ID, THAT MEANS it IS NOT FROM ME.
 
REGARD,
 
DR. JAMES BROWN
 

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