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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: "John Kasuwa" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnkasuwa@presidency.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 07:29:31 +0300
Subject: Your Funds Is Scheduled For Delivery This Week

John Kasuwa
Office of the Presidency
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Abuja,Nigeria


This notification is to inform you that your funds of fifteen million, five hundred thousand united states dollars is already in in your country.

The fund was moved into your country by means of United Nations Diplomatic Delivery Services.

All arrangements have been finalized to ensure that you receive your funds without further delay and in other to avoid any hiccups, we have sought for the relevant documentations that will enable us complete the delivery to you.

We therefore want to use this medium to apologize for any inconvenience the delay in releasing the funds may have caused you and your family.Consequently, approval has been issued for the funds to be irrevocably forwarded to you immediately.

In other to expedite action and to forestall any form of delay, you are expected to provide the following information immediately,

Address where you want the funds delivered (NO P.O.BOX)

Mobile/Telephone Numbers:

Your immediate compliance will facilitate the quick delivery of the funds to you.



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