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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: Alhaji Hassan Adamu <johnfinch2014@gmail.com>
Reply-To: customercareini@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 21:09:11 -0700
Subject: GOOD DAY

Dear Sir/Ma

Please do not take this mail as one of the emails you do receive as I know
very well how people complain about scams and other activities in the
internet, Please I employ you once again not to delete or disregard this
message. The reason why I contact you was base on the urgency of it, permit
me briefly to introduce myself, My name is Alhaji Hassan Adamu formal board
chairman of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC). Without
westing much time as I am been watch and monitor by the Nigeria security
Government now, I need your help to clam the sum of $19 Million Dollars I
secretly deposit in Holland. If not for the problem at hand I wont ben
contacting you for such assistance but I want you to please help and assist
me, the Nigerian people and Governments including Mr. President is fishing
out some of people in power that routed out the country funds which I
happens to be among the list, please read below web news for more
understanding (
http://jaguda.com/2015/04/14/news-world-bank-releases-list-of-nigerian-looters-with-billions-in-foreign-banks/
or http://sunnewsonline.com/new/foreign-accounts-looting-conduits/ or
(
http://www.punchng.com/news/buhari-traces-looted-funds-to-uk-switzerland-others/
. I need your help to do this and I have just few days to move this fund
out from there before they find this out, Please keep all communication by
mail until I can have a free chance to speak with you as am been watching
each day by the Nigerian Govt Security. Please kindly get back to me and
leave your cell phone number, I will try to contact you by phone for step
to take. I am willing to give you 20% for your assistance.

Best Regards

Alhaji Hassan Adamu

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