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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: Phillip Chukwu <phichukwu446@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2015 01:11:04 +0200
Subject: URGENT

Sir,



After much attempts to reach you on phone, I deemed it necessary and urgent
to contact you via your email address and to remind you about
your compensation payment.



Having received your Claim Application, I write to inform you that I am
a delegate from the United Nations Compensation Commission and to notify
you finally about your outstanding Compensation payment of $950,000
USD with identification number UNCC/180/015.



During our last annual calculation of foreign Contractors
payment review/activities, we realized that you are eligible to receive a
compensation payment of $950,000 USD. This compensation is being made to
all of you contractors that have suffered losses/damages as a result of
payment delay.



Get back to us with your telephone number and address for urgent payment,



Sincerely

Phillip Chukwu

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