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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. Margery Chuba-Okadigbo" <margeryokadigbo6@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2014 17:45:19 +0800
Subject: I am Mrs. Margery Chuba-Okadigbo

Good Day Sir,

Please dont be surprise on this message, and I have the honor to write this message to you and also to inform you with great pleasure to forward a proposal for an investment of a large amount of money in your country,

and to introduce myself, I am Mrs. Margery Chuba-Okadigbo, the wife of the late Mr. Dr. Chuba Wilberforce Okadigbo, who was the former President of the Nigerian Senate, from 1999–2000, but unfortunately he died on September 25, 2003, at aged of 61, and He was a great politician very profitable in the field of oil and internationally known for its multiple actions in the world. For reasons of security and the government's strategy to return, which he deposite the money in a bank in London, and I made a prayer to GOD to give me a person I can trust and not someone who can betray me,

so please, if you know that you are the person I ask GOD to send me as aid kindly reply this message as soon as possible. and also please send me a delta about yourself so we can talk more on the phone. and I am will wait your response.

thank you

Mrs. Okadigbo

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