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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: "B. J. WOODMAN" <chanesuan@oaep.go.th>
Reply-To: bjwoodman02@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2015 04:19:02 +0100
Subject: Re: LOST FILE FOUND/ APOLOGY FOR PAYMENT DELAY

Subject: Payment File Found.
 
How are you? Hope all is well with you and your= family. I know that you might have forgotten about this your outstan= ding fund due to our mistake to have delayed the dispatch up to this = moment. I am writing to inform you that your file was found in our ar= chives in our old bank office building and we discovered that your Ch= eque of $1,850,000 have not been sent to you as it was instructed by = our former boss Mr. Daniel Emefiele, who now is currently the Governo= r of the central bank.
 
We are very sorry for the mistake and the delay= , please bear with us because the fault is from our former secretary = who did not complete the instruction given by our late boss before sh= e too resigned. My dear, note that your Cheque have been converted in= to an ATM Master Card to free it from Expiring and arrangement to del= iver it to you has been concluded. The only fee which you will have t= o pay is the delivery fee.
 
Now your ATM Master Card is well packaged with = every legal documents to protect it from having any problems with any= financial office or authority or with your Country=92s Government. W= e have deposited it with the ATM Unit Director's department with the = conclusion to deliver it to your home as soon as you contact them wit= h you current information.
 
1.) Your Full name: ________________
2.) Your home Address: ______________
3.) Your current telephone number: ______
4.) A copy of your identification: ____________= _
5.) Your age/sex: ____________________
6.) Your country: ____________________
7.) Your occupation: __________________<= /DIV>
Try and get in contact with the ATM Unit Direct= or on this below E-mail:-
 
morenike1920@outlook.com
morenike1920@hotmail.com
Tel: +2348133916032
Contact: Reverend Morenike Adams
 
Please try to email or call him immediately to = know when your package could be delivered to you. I wait for your upd= ate as soon as you have received it. Rev. Morenike Adams will also gu= ide you on how to make withdrawals daily and make sure you do not giv= e out your email account password to any offices or persons to avoid = lost of information.
 
Best regards,
Dr Ms Bolaji J. Woodman,
Audit/Accounts Department,
United Bank for Africa
UBA
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