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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: "ANTHONY ADEDEJI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <anthonyadedeji@mail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:31:36 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

FROM: DR. ANTHONY ADEDEJI.
BILL AND EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT.
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA
LAGOS-NIGERIA.

Dear Beneficiary,

I am Mr. Anthony Adedeji Address: #205 Osborne crescent, Ikoyi Lagos, Nigeria .The Personal accountant to late Mr Andreas Schranner a German who worked at Mount Resources Ltd, a geologist by profession who died in AF4590 crash since 2000 along side with his entire family (wife Maria, their daughter Andrea Eich, Christian, and their children Katharina 8, and Maximilian 10. Please log on here to see for your self, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

I have an obscured business suggestion for you. Please reply me and finally after that I shall provide you with more details of this operation.

Contact me via my private email address: anthonyadedeji@mail.com or better still give me a call through my mobile number for further enquiries +234-902-464-0814

Best Regards,
Mr. Anthony Adedeji

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