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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: dennisedward.zenithbankint@zenith.net
Reply-To: dennisedward.zenithbnkint@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 05:26:05 +0200
Subject: FROM DENNIS EDWARD OF ZENITH BANK INT


Good day , I am Mr Dennis Edward, a staff in Zenith bank int and account of=
ficer to several accounts include foreign nonresidential account and local =
account also, One of this foreign account which am the account officer with=
the content of $2,500,450.00usd including it interest ,has been place on s=
uspends by my bank management ,and they have been no trace to the beneficia=
ry of this account or any of his relation or extend family So all I need fr=
om you is for me to present your bank account to my bank as the next of sin=
ce both of you have same last name, so that the fund will be transfer to yo=
u after which will share and I get my part transfer to my personal account =
outside my bank. So I look forward to read from you, if you accept this off=
er please contact me via my address so that we can proceed and for me to pr=
esent you to my bank immediately for this do be done without any form of de=
lay or still you can get some one that can help receive the fund into his/h=
er bank account. Regards Mr Dennis Edward Zenith Bank Int=20

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