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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. Collins Obey" <ppcbn@cbn.org>
Reply-To: ppcbn1@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 02:59:25 +0800
Subject: Good Day to You


- This mail is in HTML. Some elements may be ommited in plain text. -

Good Day to You,
Your payment has been approved from our foreign reserve account with the Federal Reserve Bank NY USA, contact our fiduciary agent,
Mr. Dennis Melcher
Fund Fiduciary agent/ Intermediary representative
Phone:

1 315 675 0030
Email:

dennismelcher0@gmail.com
Be informed that this directive is from the office of the presidency Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Collins Obey
Publicity Personnel {CBN}
Phone: 234 817 006 1185
Email:ppcbn1@gmail.com

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