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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.Nobert Ofordike" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.gregifeanyi@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 17:11:32 -0700
Subject: Breaking News

Breaking News,

This is to bring to your notice that the UN Organization to the IMF With the Nigeria Government have approve to Compensate 6

scam victims and you are among to receive an ATM MASTER CARD loaded with $48,900,000.00.;

and we have been wait for you since to contact us about your ATM Card which
have been register in SPEED TRUST delivery Company for onward delivery to
you due to the misplacing and wrong address giving to us that is why you
have not yet received your ATM card delivery the untied nation embassy
your country sign with SPEED TRUST delivery company to dispatch the ATM Card for your
compassion effort your address is needed. because ATM Card content is
2.7million,have 1 month to go into Government purse,

contact SPEED TRUST
FOR the delivery of your ATM Card to your home contact them with
Information below.SPEED TRUST Person contact;

Contact Person: frank OBI
Office Number: +234-9099077082
Contact Email mr.gregifeanyi@gmail.com

And I did not pay their official keeping fees since.They refused and the
reason is that they do not know when you are going to contact them and
demur rage might have increased
Best Regards.

Mr.Fred Mark

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