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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.Pilo Nill" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <forafricaabank@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 12:18:47 +0200
Subject: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission

Attn;
 
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) NCotonpu Benin
Republic has founds your email address among the 6 Scam
 
Victims,  listed to be compensated of ($300,000.00 USD)  Three Hundred
Thousand United State
Dollars. The arrangement is for UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA ( UBA )
Cotonou, Benin- Republic to issue an ATM CARD of the
 
$1,300,000.00 in your name and send you the HARD COPY via a capable
Courier Company.
Therefore are you to contact Mr. Huio Onio  the  UBA  customer
services via his private email address here (
 
forafricaabank@gmail.com) for an urgent attention towards delivery
of your ATM CARD.
 
Most Important remember to provide them with your FULL NAME, your
CURRENT ADDRESS and your DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER , this is
 
to avoid any mistake along the line of the delivery today.
 
It is very important for your compensation.
 
Regards,
Mr.Pilo Nill
( EFCC)

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