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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: "Williams Smith" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ifewilliams@superposta.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 07:29:16 -0400
Subject: Contact me Immediately..

Dear Sir
 
Please this is important and very urgent, I am ENG.Ramon Williams , The Director of the Contractors Award and Review Department with the
 
Nigerian national Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). I need your partnership on an urgent transaction of US$150,000,000.00 (One hundred
 
and Fifty  million United Stated Dollars only) Which is upon transfer to your nominated account as soon as possible.
 
REQUIREMENTS
1. Your company letterhead, which we will use to regularize you as the
contractor and beneficiary to the fund
i. Your company Name and Telephone Number
2. Your Bank Account details were the funds will be lodged into.
i.  Full Bank Name
ii. Full Bank Address
 
Please do send proper your contact telephone numbers and Fax and possible other e-mail contact address.All things been equal, this
 
transaction will take (10) working days to conclude if we act as required as all machinery have been put in place to achieve these
 
Life-saving venture.
 
 
Best                
 
Regard
 
Eng. Williams smith.

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