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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. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu" <info@nhif.gov.sd>
Reply-To: <omfpl3@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2016 13:24:23 -0500
Subject: CONTACTING YOU AS AGREED

Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu
Group Managing Director
Nigerian National Petroleum (NNPC)

Happy New Year my friend,

I have decided to handle a private investment project with you, i was the Executive Vice Chairman and General Counsel of Exxon Mobil (Africa). And newly appointed Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, GMD of NNPC. Further details will be made available to you upon receipt of your humane reply to handle investment with me confidently, please feel free to Google my name so as to discover more about my reputations.

Best Regards,
Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu
Email: Dr.Kachikwu@clubmember.org

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