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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 Blessing Egobia" <"AA@"@a-plus.jp>
Reply-To: <dr.benbernanke@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 21:18:58 -0700
Subject: SIR, YOUR PAYMENT FILE HAS BEEN SUBMIT TO THIS BANK

From The Desk Of Mrs Blessing Egobia,
Director Foreign Payment Operation
Zenith Bank Of Nigeria
 
RE: IMMEDIATE RELEASE AND PAYMENT NOTIFICATION /FINAL NOTICE.
 
 
ATTENTION BENEFICIARY
 
 
We are glad to inform you from Zenith Bank Of Nigerian PLC. that Your Names and contact email address was discovered in our payment file as next on the list of the Foreign Beneficiaries who have not received their contract/inherited Funds of $10. 7  Million US Dollars owed to you by the
NIGERIA GOVERNMENT.
 
My dear, we are happy to let you know today that your fund worth of Ten Million Seven Hundred Thousand United State Dollars has been Approved to be pay to you. Kindly Forward your full Information such as Your Full Name and Your Confidential Telphone Number so that we can call you before we shall release the funds to you through our international ATM VISA CARD, which you will use to make withdrawal of your money at any ATM Machine nearest to you in any part of the world.
 
Due to the problems that have been militating against your payments through wire transfer. we have resolved in finding a solution. We have arranged your payment to pay to you through ATM VISA CARD.
 
ATM CARD will be send to your address as soon as possible we hear from you.
 
Your Immediate Response is Highly needed to enable our Bank commence Actions.
 
Yours faithfully,
Mrs Blessing Egobia
Director Foreign Payment Operation.
Zenith Bank Of Nigeria
+234 9035 144 694

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