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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: "Mrs. Stella Adams Blues(MD/CEO)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <officemails22@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 00:22:23 +0100
Subject: Dear Valued Client .. I have a Gift for You

APEX FUND AND SECURITY KEEPING LTD.
Motrix House, Abuja,NIG.AFCA.
 
 
Company Reg No.625 4066
 
 
Contact Person: Mrs. Stella Adams Blues(MD)
Email: officemails200@gmail.com
Tel:(+234) 00800630095
Fax:(+234) 00113449824
 
 
 
Dear Valued Client,
 
This is to officially notify you that a Certified Bank Draft valued at Ten Million United State Dollars($10 Million USD) issued from CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA  was deposited here for you by an Attorney who gave his name as Lex Hadmis Williams. .... "Do you know him"?
 
This Attorney "Lex Hadmis Williams" walked into our office and dropped the $10 Million Certified Bank Draft to our Customer Care Officer with a small written note that reads thus: "MY NAME IS LEX HADMIS WILLIAMS. PLEASE KINDLY SEND THIS BANK DRAFT TO THE OWNER OF THIS EMAIL ADDRESS. PLEASE BE SURE YOU DO THAT FOR ME" ... and he dropped the Bank Draft along side your email address written on a small paper and hurriedly walked out of our office and has not come back again till this moment.
 
 
Mr. Lex Hadmis Williams the depositor of this Bank Draft did not reveal his full identity to us despite all our efforts to make him talk. So by our understanding based on thorough verification via our correspondence Bank, this fund seems to be either your Inheritance/Next-of-Kin fund or a Gift(Charity) or a Reward(Compensation) to you.
 
 
So please are you aware of this Bank Draft? ... if not then may be he/they wishes to make it a big surprise to you. Therefore all you need to do now is to Send us your Name, Mailing Address and Phone number for further briefing on the best means to remit the fund. Please be sure you send this required information.
 
"PLEASE PLEASE DON'T IGNORE".
 
 
APEX FUND AND SECURITY KEEPING LTD. WE ARE THE BEST FUND AND SECURITY KEEPING COMPANY AND WE WILL ALWAYS SERVE YOU BETTER.
 
Your sincerely,
 
Signed
Mrs. Stella Adams Blues(MD)
 
Nicolas Pullma(Secretary)
FUND REGISTRATION AND DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT
APEX FUND AND SECURITY KEEPING LTD
 

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