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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: "Rev Peter Abel" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <a_revpeter@yahoo.co.nz>
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 13:33:19 +0800
Subject: RE: Scam Compensation Payment of $1.5 Million In Your Favor

Dear.Beneficiary

The president of Nigeria Dr Good luck Ebele Jonathan, secretary of
the United Nations, in-conjunction with the Central Bank of
Nigeria Pl c has instructed that 20 scam victims should be paid a
Compensation fee of $1.5 million.


Get back to me if you want to be part of this new
Resolution and do not communicate or duplicate this message to any one
As, the US secret service, FBI, and EFCC are already on trace of the
Remaining criminals.

The payments are to be paid through Federal Reserve Account Unit,
Funding assistance by the Union Bank Pl c.
You are to receive your compensations payment via any of the below Options:

(1) THROUGH DIPLOMATIC HOME CASH DELIVERY.
(2) THROUGH ATM SWIFT MASTER PAYMENT.

Let us know your choice of payment as I will not disclose further
Information's until I hear from you.

Yours faithfully,
Rev Peter Abel

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