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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: iyamah sylvanius <dear1@erews.jp.tn>
Reply-To: <iyamahsylvanius550@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 23 May 2016 23:52:09 +0100
Subject: This is to bring to your notice


Attention Dear Sir/Madam =



This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated from the United Nations=
to Central Bank to pay 150 scam victims $5,000, 000. 00 USD (Five Million =
United State Dollars) each. You are listed and approved for this payment as=
one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount, get back to me as soon =
as possible for the immediate payments of your $5,000, 000. 00 USD compensa=
tions funds. =


On this faithful recommendations, know that during the last U.N. meetings h=
eld at Abuja, Nigeria, it was alarmed so much by the world in the meetings =
on the lose of funds by various individuals to the Nigerian scams artists o=
perating in syndicates all over the world today. In other to compensate vic=
tims, the U.N Body in conjunction with the Nigerian Government is now payin=
g 150 victims of this operators $5.000, 000, 00 USD each in accordance with=
the U.N. recommendations. Due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking Syste=
ms in Nigeria, the payments are to be supervised by the United Nations' Off=
icials and the Central Bank Nigeria as the corresponding paying bank is GUA=
RANTY TRUST BANK. =


According to the number of applicants at hand, 114 Beneficiaries has been p=
aid, half of the victims are from the United States, and we still have more=
36 left to be paid the compensations of GUARANTY TRUST BANK each. Your par=
ticulars was mentioned by one of the Syndicates who was arrested as one of =
their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate o=
r duplicate this message to him for any reason what so ever as the U.S. sec=
ret service is already on trace of the other criminals. So keep it secret t=
ill they are all apprehended. Other victims who have not been contacted can=
submit their application as well for scrutiny and possible consideration. =


The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) (Motto: No Body is Abov=
e the Law) have combined effort with the United Nation Anti-crime commissio=
n to alleviate and redeem the image and past wounds of foreigners and firms=
who were defrauded, scammed and abandoned by this syndicates to slight dow=
n our dignities to international communities.

Many banks have been in bankruptcy today, Universal firms, Companies and in=
dividuals due to the activity of these hoodlums. However, investigations ha=
ve shown that these people have dropped over 500,000 victims after collecti=
ng their money falsefuly, many committed suicide and others living by the g=
race of God. =


With the sanity presently at hand, we have over 250 convicts at hand, 184 i=
n kirikri prisons while many are still awaiting trial while We still fetch =
for others who feel they are wise and hope that you will be our friend by g=
iving us more information as per clue in apprehending them. =

You can receive your compensations payments via any of this options you Ch=
oose, DRAFT/CHEQUE PAYMENTS/ATM CARD or WIRE TRANSFERS. I shall feed you wi=
th further modalities as soon as I hear from you
. For more information please call +2348122491750

yours faithfully, =

IYAMAH SYLVANIUS.
=20

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