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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.David Brown" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <daviddbrownn45@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 03:23:45 +0100
Subject: RE:READ CAREFULLY AND REPLY ME

Dear friend,
 
I'm sorry but happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay though I tried my best to
involve you in the business but God decided the whole situations. Presently I am in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.
 
Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me and partner in transferring those funds despite that it failed us somehow. Now contact my
Account officer MR.MARK OBI in Nigeria.
 
Ask him to send you the total of $550.000.00 ATM Card which i kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I
appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touched with my Account officer MR.MARK OBI  and instruct him where to send the amount to you.
ATM Card: We will be issuing you a custom pin based ATM card which you will use to withdraw up to $12,000 per day from any ATM machine Visa.
 
Name: MR.MARK OBI
Email: markobi201523@yahoo.co.uk
You are advised to contact him markobi201523@yahoo.co.uk with the information?'s as stated below:
 
Your full Name..
Your Address:..............
Home/Cell Phone:..............
Preferred Payment Method (ATM Card/Wire Transfer Bank to Bank)
 
Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferings at that time.so feel free to get in touch with MR.MARK OBI He
will send the amount to you without any delay.
 
Regards,
DAVID BROWN

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