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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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Fraud email example:

From: Issa Luckman <issa.luckman1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Issa Luckman <issa.luckmann1@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2015 14:10:26 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED




Dear sir 
I need your assistance to establish an company in your country
Dear portential partner to beI am luckman issa, the federal auditor. For central bank, and also representing minor banks. I discovered the sum of five million, five hundred thousand us dollars in our bank, unclaimed, it was one of the funds launched in by the political regime of our formal president who ran away November 2014, leaving the country for interim government. This fund has been laying unclaimed till now, I have seized all documents concerning the fund and now I want to use it to establish an industry outside my country like yours. So if you are interested then I will use your account to transfer the fund out for a joint businessestablishment, I will also give you the 30% of the fund. With transparency and honest, if you are interested pls reply me via ( issa.luckmann1@gmail.com)
PLEASE ON STRICK INFORMATION REPLY ME TO THIS EMAIL ONLY: {issa.luckmann1@gmail.com }
 I will require from you the following details:- (1) Your name in full. (2) Your full residential address. (3) Your occupation. (4) Your City. (5) Your Country of origin. (6) Your Mobile phone. (7) Your age. (8) Your marital status.  Sincerely,
Mr.luckman issa

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