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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: Mrs Mary-ann David <nelrobert012@gmail.com>
Reply-To: james.mbaka012@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 06:36:12 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

We wish to inform you that we have been authorized to compensate you with
the total sum of One Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars
(USD$1,500.000.00) This payment is been issued out to victims who as one
way or the other lost their valuables,Money or Assets. This includes every
foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and
people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses
that failed due to Government problems,etc.

It has been agreed to settle all the people with the total sum One Million
Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars (USD$1,500.000.00) We found your
name/email in our list and that is why we are contacting you,this have been
agreed upon and have been signed. Your payment has been installed into An
ATM CARD which you can use to withdraw your money from any ATM MACHINE in
your country.

You are advised to contact the Man in charge of your compensation money, he
is a reputable man and a man of God, So contact Reverend father James Mbaka
who will direct you on how to receive your money. You Must contact him
through this contact address (james.mbaka012@gmail.com) To receive your
fund immediately you are required to send to him your information's which
he will use to deliver the ATM CARD to you , Send this information's to
him:......................

Your Full Name:_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Current Address:_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Age:_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Occupation:_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mobile Number:_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

As soon as he receives this information's from you. he will deliver your
card to you immediately.

Thank You And God Bless You.

Mrs Mary-ann David

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