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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. Paul Uguma" <oo559305@gmail.com>
Reply-To: richard.jim@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2015 00:52:14 +0100
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?ATTENTION_FOR_YOUR_COMPENSATION_=241=2E500000=2E00_=28ONE_MI?=
=?UTF-8?Q?LLION_FIVE_HUNDRED_THOUSAND_DOLLARS=29=E2=80=8F?=

Hello Dear,

I am happy to inform you about my success in getting the funds
transferred under the help of a new partner fromparaguay.
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 in
transferring the funds despite that it failed us some how.


Now contact my secretary in Benin her name is MR. RICHARD JIM, And do
contact him on his email-address at: (richard.jim@hotmail.com) Ask
her to send you the total cheque of $1.500000.00 (one million five
hundred thousand dollars) which i kept for your compensation for all
the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter, i would
have send it in cash as i promised you but the bank will delay me in
wiring the money against my appointment in Paraguay.


I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. so feel free and
get in touched with my secretary Mr.Richard, and instruct her where to
send the cheque of 1.5mUSD to you or if you like ask her to help you
in wiring the money.


Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share
the joy after all the ordeal we encounter
that time. in the moment, I m very busy here because of the
investment projects which me and the new partner are having
at hand.


Fnally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the secretary on
your behalf to receive that money,so feel free to get in touch with
her,she will help you in sending the cheque to your destination or
via transfer to your account without any delay.


NOTE : BELOW HERE IS THE REQUIRED INFORMATION'S YOU WILL SEND TO MY
SECRETARY IN CASE YOU WILL PREFER TO RECEIVE THE
CHEQUE AND CASH YOURSELF.


(1) YOUR FULL NAMES
(2) YOUR HOUSE ADDRESS
(3) YOUR DIRECT CELLPHONE NUMBER
(4) YOUR ID EITHER INTERNATIONAL PAS-PORT OR DRIVING LINCES.


Thank and God bless.
Dr. Paul Uguma.

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