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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. Sam Obi" <root@hrwood.com>
Reply-To: sam_obi58@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2015 09:22:10 -0400
Subject: Re: You should read this email

ATTN.: BENEFICIARY,

My Name Is Dr. Samuel Obi Of The Telex/Computer Department Of The Central
Bank Of Nigeria. I Am Sending This Private Email Based On The Confidential
Nature Of The Transaction; Please I Will Like To Advise That If After Going
Through My Submission To You And You Do Not Accept It, Kindly Keep It To
Yourself.

I Am Still In Service With The Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN) And I Would
Not Like To Lose My Job. As I Found Out That You Almost Met All The
Statutory Requirements Of The CBN In Respect Of Your Over Due Payment. Your
Problem Is That Of Interest Groups, A Lot Of People Are Interested In Your
Payment And Those People Are Merely Doing Paper Work With You And That
Explains Why You Receive A Lot Of Emails And Phone Messages From Different
People In Nigeria Every day. From All Indication, You Have Lost Trust On
Whom To Believe To Be Genuine.

I Can Assure You That This May Last For Years, Yet Nothing Happens To Sum
It Up. I Wish To Assure You That With My Position Here In The Telex
Department I Can Punch The Computer And Credit Your Account Straight. I Can
Accomplish This Under Three Days, But We Have To Reach An Agreement, First
Of All, You Have To Let Me Know How Much You Will Give Me At The
Consummation Of This Deal.

Secondly, You Will Have To Open Another Bank Account Where Your Fund Will
Be Transferred To Immediately It Hits Your Account. This Is To Avoid Any
Call Back Of The Fund.

Finally, You Will Have To Accept To Keep This Transaction Strictly
Confidential, If You Accept My Submission, Kindly Get Back To Me
Immediately On My Above Private Tel: 002349095642301, Or My Email:
sam_obi58@yhoo.com

You Can Reach Me on My Private Telephone Number 24 Hours of the Day.
Confirm Your Particulars On Reply.
Regards,

Dr. Samuel Obi
Director, Telex/Computer Dept.
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).


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