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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: "Robert Hakeem" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <roberthakeem@yandex.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2016 03:46:32 +0200
Subject: FOR YOUR URGENT ATTENTION

Alhaji Robert Hakeem
Tel: +2347081884869

I solicit your confidence in this transaction I am about to introduce Due to it's

confidentiality. We are members of the Presidential Committee on Appropriation of Contract

Review, Re-award and payments (PC-ACRRP).

We identified inflated and unexecuted contract funds presently Floating in the vault of our

Apex Bank.

I am mandated to source for an oversea partner into whose account the Sum of $8,500,000.00

will be paid by Telegraphic transfer and ATM swift transfer, hence this written request.

Please read the publication below and acknowledge this letter by email for full detials.

Thanks.

Alhaji Robert Hakeem.

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