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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: williams <c_don2008@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: williams <biliodum@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 08:31:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Friend,




 
Dear Friend,

The funds which we fronted you as the next of kin was successfully transferred with the help of an Japanes investor. your share of worthy compensation sum of $1.5Million. now 10% loaded into Automated Teller Machine - (ATM) Cash Card.

Contact Mr. Bili Odum
Group Company Secretary
for United Bank For Africa Plc (UBA)
Contact eMail; (biliodum@yahoo.co.uk)

Get in touched with Mr. Bili Odum, and discuss the best way you can Automated Teller Machine - (ATM) Cash Card in your country. I will be busy and will not always have access to Internet because of the investment projects which I had at hand. so feel free to get in touch with Mr. Bili Odum, he will send Automated Teller Machine - (ATM) Cash Card to you without any delay

Regards
Dr.William Mba

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