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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. Milos Koterec" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <joseph.chiedu@yahoo.es>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 05:52:53 +0800
Subject: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND

RE: DOCKET NO. OP1915.
 
Dear Sir/Madam,
Fund Beneficiary,
 
 
 
We are humbly using this medium to inform you that your outstanding payment of US$10.5 Million Dollars (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars Only) that the Financial Intelligent Unit recovered from the Federal Government of Nigeria as unclaimed Contract/Inheritance, Winning Compensation Payment fund belonging to you has been finally approved to be paid to you unconditionally with your release code number FG/09/15/222/15.
 
 
 
We have assigned the Zenith Bank Of Nigeria, to issue you an International Zenith Bank ATM Visa OR MasterCard which you will use to withdraw this US$10.5 Million Dollars in any ATM machine in your country or in any part of the World but the amount you can withdraw per day is US$5,000.00.
 
 
 
You are advice immediately to contact Rev Joseph Chiedu of Zenith Bank Nigeria, via his phone +234 8114865870 OR Open access Email Address: (joseph.chiedu@yahoo.es) and send him your release code number FG/09/15/222/15 to enable him pay you for more directives.
 
 
 
You are warned to disregard any contact or communication you have with any offices and deal only with Rev Joseph Chiedu and receive your long awaited fund. Government of Nigeria has reported to be sorry for the plight you have gone through in the past to get this fund paid to you.
 
 
 
Contact F.B.I on Email: ATM.Reports@fbi.gov if you did not receive the Zenith ATM Visa Card after 96hours you contacted Rev Joseph Chiedu.
Thanks for adhering to this instructions.
 
 
 
Yours Sincerely,
 
Mr. Milos Koterec
 
President of the Economic and Social Council
United Nations
 
Website:http://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/president/bio.shtml

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