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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. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drgoodlucke@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 18:55:18 -0600
Subject: mandate for your funds

Dear Funds Owner.
 
Re-Immediate Part Payment of US$10.5Million of Your Inheritance Funds.
 
This is to inform you that the Presidency has stepped into the payment of your inheritance funds with the Federal Government of Nigeria due to the complain  you the beneficiary's make to United Nations and World Bank to sanction Nigeria Government not to have any other business relationship with any country till  we settle all our outstanding debts own to you foreign contractor’s.
 
A meeting was held at the World Bank in Switzerland regards to this sanction from the UN and World Bank for the settlement of this debts own to you  contractor’s, I wish to inform you that an ATM MASTER CARD worth of US$10.5Million for a part-payment has been issued in your favour.
 
You are to come down here in Nigeria for the collection of this ATM MASTER CARD. But alternatively if you can not make the trip here in Nigeria for the  collection of this ATM CARD with a genuine reason, you are to bear the cost US$105.00 (One Hundred and Five United States Dollars Only) for the dispatchment  fee. You are advice to contact this office on my direct Telephone number 234-811-6288391 Fax: 234-1-3421253 Email: (drgoodlucke@gmail.com) for the  collection of this US$10.500.000.00 ATM CARD. In your response to me, you must send me the following information as listed below.
 
1. Full name
2. Phone and Fax number
 
Note that your corporation towards this matter will help us a lot in regaining back our position with the World Bank and be advise to stop any further  contact with any office that is previously handling your payment they are not in position again to handle your funds in other not to jeopardize your effort  of receiving this funds.
 
DR. GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN
PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA GCFR.

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