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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: "Mr. Ezeobodo Stephen Arinze" <kinnan8@biznetvigator.com>
Reply-To: ezeobodostephenarinze@barid.com
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 17:33:02 +0800 (HKT)
Subject: NOW, YOUR TIME TO PICK UP YOUR FUNDS






THIS IS MR. EZEOBODO STEPHEN ARINZE, I SENT YOU MESSAGE YESTERDAY REGARDING THIS FEE WHICH IS $35.00 IN ORDER TO PICK UP YOUR FIRST PAYMENT OF $4,000.00 DAILY UNTILL YOU FINISH RECEIVING YOUR TOTAL SUM OF $4.500,000.00 COMPLETE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU READ MY MESSAGE BECAUSE I KNOW IT COME TO YOU.

NOW, MY FRIEND IF YOU HAVE MAKE THE PAYMENT OF $35.00 PLEASE GIVE ME THE PAYMENT INFORMATION SUCH AS SENDER'S NAME, MTCN REFERENCE NUMBER, LIKE I TOLD YOU EARLIER IN MY PREVIOUS MESSAGE THAT IT WAS ONLY THING THAT HOLD YOU START PICKING UP YOUR DAILYING PAYMENT.

AND IF YOU DID NOT SEND THE $35.00 YET PLEASE KINDLY GO TO ANY NEAREST TRANSFER OFFICE AROUND YOUR PLACE AND SEND THE FEE NOW TO ENABLE ME TRANSFER YOUR FIRST PAYMENT OF $4,000.00 IMMEDIATELY WHITHIN 3 HOURS TODAY.

RECEIVER NAME:====ZEOBODO STEPHEN ARINZE
COUNTRY:====¾NIN REPUBLIC
CITY :=====OUIDAH
TEST QUESTION:=====WHAT COLOR?
TEST ANSWER:==== UE
AMOUNT:=====USD $35.00
MONEY TRANSFER CONTROL NUMBER (M.T.C.N======) REFERENCE NUMBER
SENDER'S NAME=====
SENDER'S COUNTRY=====

FORWARD ME PAYMENT INFORMATION SUCH AS MTCN AND SENDER NAME, AND YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER::::::::::::::

YOURS SINCERELY
MR. EZEOBODO STEPHEN ARINZE
PAYMENT AUTHORITY CASHIER
TELL: +229-681-04-620


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