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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: Ammish <info22@administrator1234.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <sbn0186@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 05:58:36 -0800
Subject: We Fight Against Fraud, Funds Delay and Impersonation.


Telegraphic Transfer Department Ref #: BOAG-BJ/231/220/16 Office of the Acc=
ountant General Bank Of Africa Group Attention honorable beneficiary, It is=
my humble obligation to e-mail you as regards the authorization of your ow=
ned payment through our most respected financial institution here in Africa=
. As the accredited International Paying Bank and the Pan-African Banking c=
onglomerate, we have been instructed by the Committee on International Debt=
Reconciliation Department of the African Union to release your overdue pay=
ment worth $10,500,000.00 (Ten Million, Five hundred thousand dollars only.=
) without further delay. All you're required to do is to Re-confirm your ac=
count information as listed below to enable the fund transfer department to=
proceed with the transfer of your overdue payment; Your full name and addr=
ess........... Your direct telephone................ Your occupation/age/se=
x.............. Your next of kin..................... Your Bank name.......=
................ Bank address......................... Bank account number.=
................. Bank Swift Number.................... Bank Routing no....=
.................. This financial institution is responsible for all wire r=
emittance transaction here in Africa, and I am the final signatory to any t=
ransfer or remittance of huge funds moving within banks both on the local a=
nd international levels in line to foreign contracts settlement ACT. Yours =
faithfully, Ammish Owusu Director of Telex Dept.

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