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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: "SEN. VICTOR NDOMA EGBA" <hafid231@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: <vndomegba@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 10:02:02 -0400
Subject: I WILL APPRECIATE YOUR URGENT RESPONSE TO THIS PRESSING MATTER


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Hello,
How are you my friend, I sincerely hope this letter meets you in health and happiness. My name is SEN. VICTOR NDOMA EGBA (SAN), the Majority Leader Senate, Nigeria. I got your email through a reliable source who assured me confidentiality in this matter. I need your assistance to help me hold the sum of US$75Million in your account. This money is part of the proceed from an excess crude oil sold last year 2013 allocated to me through the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for the part I played in some vital political issue concerning the legislative and executive arm of the government. I will not need this money until October this year 2014 when I will be preparing to vie for the post of senate president. I am keeping it with you because at the expiration of this current political dispensation, all political office holders will be made to declare his/her asset. And thorough investigation will be carried out on our family members, friends and relations to ensure we did not use them to siphon money. So the only way to secure this money is to keep it far from me and with someone I am not in any way close to. For your cooperation, you will take the sum of US$15Million for yourself as a compensation for your assistance while you secure the remaining US$60Million for me until when I come to your country for it. I will stop at this point and request that you get back to me urgently, I am waiting.
Sen. Victor Ndoma Egba (SAN),
The Majority Leader Senate, Nigeria

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