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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: Dr.John Adams <drjohnadams500@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drjohnadams600@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2015 02:39:39 +0900
Subject: REE GOOD NEWS///////

ECOBANK NIGERIA PLC
Foreign Operations Department
2 Ajose Adeogun Street
Victoria Island, Lagos - Nigeria
Payment Code: FGN-EBP/08
Our Ref: EBP/IRD/NGX/021/08
Our Ordering Beneficiary
Tell: +234-806-685-6356

Your Ref: SNT/ATM/212

Good news,we have a meeting with the house (Federal government of Nigeria)
we informed them that your fund should not cost you any thing because is
your money (Your Card). Moreover, we have an agreement with them that you
should pay only delivering of your card which is 110 U.S. DOLLARS by FedEx
Delivering Company.

However, you have only two working days to send this 110 U.S. DOLLARS for
the delivering of your card, if we don’t hear from you with the payment
information; the Federal Government will cancel the card.
I want you to read below notice carefully, as the notice stand as caution
before it is late. for your consideration, you must be conscious of this
project, as I will soon conclude this transaction with you, in case of any
e-mails, calls you receives regarding this from any individuals claimed to be
me, or e-mails,calls from any organization to you, such must be
forwarded at once to me immediately by e-mail.

Also, it might come to you with different proposals with different names
including my name asking you to come and claim your estate or even funds
belonging to you or to somebody you do not know, I urge you to ignore such
e-mails or calls, while you forward it to me. I want you understand that the
most important thing for me is your understanding and co-operation, again
without this code (1185) don’t get back to me.

Moreover, first batch of your card which contains 1,000.000.00 MILLION
U.S. DOLLARS has been activated and is the total fund loaded inside the
card. Your fund which is in total 10,000.000.00 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS will
come in batches of 1,000.000.00 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS and this is the first
batch.Your payment would be sent to you via UPS or FedEx, Because we have
signed a contract with them which should expired by 30th of this month Below
are few list of tracking numbers you can track from UPS website(www.ups.com) to
confirm people like you who have received their payment successfully.

JOHNNY ALMANTE ==============1Z2X59394198080570
GARY METZGER ==============1Z2X59394195952759
GLEN PAPANIKAS ==============1Z2X59394198690947
CAROL R BUCZYNSKI ==============1Z2X59394197862530
KARIMA EMELIA TAYLOR ==============1Z2X59394198591527
LISA LAIRD ==============1Z2X59394196641913
POLLY SHAYKIN ==============1Z2X59394198817702

Moreover, this is another people that received there payment through fedEx

website (www.FEDEX.com).
EARLENE Calloway ==============8713 7218 2690
Devadass Dass====================871359761819
Charlie Love====================871359761727
Thomas Menefee===================871359809324
Patrick Craddock==================871359809313
RICHARD AUTRY ================= 869713119185
OWEN J KAYODE ================== 871363130860
MARK STUBBS =====================871363116168
LEWIS SMITH======================871358164322

You have to reconfirm your full information such as follow:

Full Name:___________________
Home Address:___________________
OCCUPATION:___________________
AGE:___________________
COUNTRY:___________________
CITY:___________________
STATE:___________________
ZIP:___________________
Cell Phone:___________________
Home Phone:___________________

you are advice to call me with this number +234-806-685-6356

Best regards

Dr.John Adams
International Settlement Dept.
EcoBank Nigeria.Director General
Telephone: +234-806-685-6356
drjohnadams600@gmail.com


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