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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348101889390
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- chizochi32@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: usa army <usamilitary313@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 21:23:14 -0800
Subject: Good morning

Responding to the telex instruction received from United States
Automated Clearing House with ACH Fund Return Code No:
USA/HJ/744-NZ37X/157842. By the power entrusted on the West African
Clearing House (WACH) by the United States Automated Clearing House
(New York), we have been mandated to inform you that your credit value
of $10.2million dollars have been returned back to the West African
Clearing House (WACH) due to your inability to comply with the
standard provision for the clearance of your fund. To the full extent
permitted by the West African Clearing House (WACH), we shall not be
liable for any consequences beyond control if you refuses or delay to
contact this organization within the next 48hours or your fund credit
value of $10.2million dollars will be seized and returned to the
ECOWAS security account as unclaimed funds. Your cooperation and
compliance with this processes will be appreciated. Alpha I. Diallo
Director of Payments Systems
and Financial Market integration West African Clearing House (WACH)
EMAIL: chizochi32@gmail.com
TELEPHONE: ( +234- 8101889390 )

Note: The British Financial Monitoring Unit is making this payment
possible based on the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) reached with the
United States Government, British Government, the European Union (EU), The
Asian Government and the Arab World. All of them are all signatories to
this payment procedure of which the United Nations has been officially and
legally notified.

Our official dealing code with you is (BFMU2015). This code will guide and
protect you from the intending impostors who would want to use this
commission as a cover up to fraudulent activities. Any message you receive
from any where in the world without our dealing code should be discarded
and disregarded for your own good and we should be notified immediately
because we don't want to take chances with this payment.

We do hereby ask you to contact this office immediately for ratification
within the 3 days of this notice or consider your fund confiscated.We
appreciate your urgent co-operation To avoid complicated issue call me
on this number +17273502775 USA

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: THIS COMMUNICATION AND ITS ATTACHMENTS MAY
CONTAIN NON-PUBLIC, CONFIDENTIAL OR LEGALLY PRIVILEGED INFORMATION.
THE UNLAWFUL INTERCEPTION, USE OR DISCLOSURE OF SUCH INFORMATION IS
PROHIBITED. IF YOU ARE NOT THE INTENDED RECIPIENT, OR HAVE RECEIVED
THIS COMMUNICATION IN ERROR, PLEASE NOTIFY THE SENDER IMMEDIATELY BY
REPLY EMAIL AND DELETE ALL COPIES OF THIS COMMUNICATION AND
ATTACHMENTS WITHOUT READING OR SAVING THEM

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