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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.ALEX IKOKU" <alexikoku@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mark.eddy001@vp.pl
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 22:11:23 -0300
Subject: YOUR CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT A TOKEN OF MY APPRECIATION



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My Dear Good Friend,

How are you today? I hope this mail meets you in a perfect
condition. I am using this opportunity to thank you for your great
effort to our unfinished transaction and transfer of your international
bank draft cheque to you from the bank, am sorry for presenting and
using someone else in your name to get this transaction successful. Due
to logistic reasons and your inconsistence to the other best known to
you. Right now,I want to inform you that I have successfully cleared the
bank draft check funds to someone else account who was capable of
assisting me in this great venture that have been over and successful.

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trustworthiness you
showed at the course of the transaction I want to compensate you and
show my gratitude to you with the sum of $1,500,000.00 ( One Million
five hundred thousand United State Of America Dollars). I have
authorized Mr.Mark
Edward where I deposited the money with to issue you international
certified bank draft, cashable cheque at your bank or anywhere as choice
felt. My dear friend I will like you to contact Mr.Mark Edward for the
collection of this international certified bank draft. His name and
contact address is as follow

Name: Mr.Mark Edward
Email: mark.eddy001@vp.pl

Contact Mr.Mark Edward At the moment, am very busy here in the
united kingdom because of the investment projects which myself and my
new partner are having at hand In London Finally remember that I have
forwarded instructions to Mr. Mark E. Newton on your behalf to send the
bank draft cheque of $1,500,000.00 (One Million five hundred thousand
United State Of America Dollars) to you as soon as you contact him
without delay. Please I will like you to accept this token with good
faith as this is from the bottom of my heart.

Thanks God bless you and your family. Hope to hear from you soon as
soon as you've getting my compensation and please do not get angry
because that is what I have for now till I finish my project.

Yours Sincerely,
Alex Ikoku

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