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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: "Joseph Davies" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <00000investdept@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2015 09:23:22 +0100
Subject: REPLY SOON

USA Homeland securities.

Attn:Beneficiary,

My Names is Mr Joseph Davies,the new Foreign director On International Electronic Remittance Department United states of America Investigation and complain Office,homeland securities,i was in a meeting with the Newly Democratically elected president of the federal republic of Nigeria,his excellency president Muhammadu Buhari.On his visit to the white house to seek assistance with the America president his excellency president Obama in tackling the corrupt practices in Nigeria and recovery of stolen oil funds,and also the terrorism attacks in northern Nigeria,on the meeting Your name and file was table before us,in that file that bears your names was also a case file of internet fraud star who was arrested and made mention of two America citizens that was his victim,so we confirm that the file tabled before us was bearing your names and was correct with your address.So the Nigeria Economic and financial crime commission agent that was with the Mahammadu Buhari made us to no that their new regime is ready to

So at this junction there was a certificate of memorandum,and you are thereby required to come over to nigeria for you to receive your compensation sum of 500,000usd,through their new appointed minister for internal affairs on debt recovery.But we made him to understand that our citizens cannot travel down to Nigeria because of the terrorist going on there,we now agreed that he send our citizen the direct email address to contact him,which he gave us his P.A Email address,and Phone number through which our citizen can contact them and receive their fund,via international visa card payment system.Through their internal courier service.

So kindly get back to us,for further update and also reconfirm your direct email address and phone number and identification card with your address to avoid third party claim.thereafter we direct you to the office of the president to enable you receive your long awaited contract sum/compensation sum of 500,000usd.

Your Urgent attention or Respond is required.

Regards,
Mr Joseph Davies.
F D ITN'L E R.DEPT
USA H S.(This email is for the above addressed person,and third party is not
allowed to view this email).the above addressed person,and third party
is not allowed to view this email).

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