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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- fredwilliams0008@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jane Trading" <jtc@ctgtel.net>
Date: Sat, 01 Aug 2015 15:30:27 +0600
Subject: GOOD NEWS

Dear Friend,

Good day, this is Engr, Jane Trading ,I'm happy to inform you about my
success in getting out my contract fund $40.5Million from Nigeria National
Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC) Finally I have been paid and have i tried
calling your telephone but is not going through and i decided to email you
if it get to you because my last email has not been replied I will be so
glad. the fund was transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from
Dubai, i am Presently in Dubai for investment projects with my own share of
the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to
assist in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.

Now contact my bank account officer in Nigeria, His name is Mr Fred Williams
and His email address is (fredwilliams0008@gmail.com) ask He to send you the
total $1,Million dollars which I kept with him, this is for your
compensation for all the past efforts and the money you spent to assist me
in getting the fund out.

I appreciated your efforts at that time very much,so feel free and get in
touched with my bank account officer and instruct him how to send you the
Money . Please do let me know immediately you receive the fund, so that we
can share the joy together.

In the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which
me and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had
forwarded instruction to my bank account officer on your behalf, so feel
free to get in touch with him and He will send the fund to you without any
delay.

Regards,

Engr, Jane Trading

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