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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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Fraud email example:

From: nigeriahighauthority abuja <nha.abuja@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2016 12:09:17 -0800
Subject: Don G Farell

44 UPPER WILLIAMS,
BANANA ISLAND
ABUJA, NIGERIA.


Dear Friend,
You have to come down here and pick your consignment since , Mrs.
Cynthia Chibunor have deposited the US$7,000,000.00 with the UNION TRUST
FINANCE & SECURITY COMPANY here in Nigeria, because she traveled to Japan
to see her boss and she will not come back till next year January. she have
arranged with the UNION TRUST FINANCE & SECURITY COMPANY to get your
US$7,000,000.00 to you this month and they will be coming to you with the
fund inside black portfolio, the procedure of Bank is too much and they
will required enough fee. I drop your delivery details with the UNION TRUST
FINANCE & SECURITY COMPANY but I will like you to re-confirm the
information to them again so that they will not be any mistake when coming
with the fund. Send the below information to the UNION TRUST FINANCE &
SECURITY COMPANY.(1)FULL NAME (2)PHONE NO.(3)ADDRESS (4) OCCUPATION. I want
you to know that you have all right to declare how you want to receive your
fund, I would have prefer the fund to be transfer to you but I make some
searches about the Bank transfer and they told me that it will cost you the
sum of US$2,500 to transfer the US$7,000,000.00 into your account. But Mrs.
Cynthia Chibunor have deposited the US$7,000,000.00 in cash to the UNION
TRUST FINANCE & SECURITY COMPANY, below is the UNION TRUST FINANCE &
SECURITY COMPANY contact E-MAIL: s.uniontrust@yahoo.com or phone number:
+234 8138 458 035.
I have paid the approval charges and insurance fee to the UNION TRUST
FINANCE & SECURITY COMPANY . The only Money that the UNION TRUST FINANCE &
SECURITY COMPANY will require from you now is $350 Dollars for delivery, if
you can pay the $350 Dollars to them, they will proceed and get the
US$7,000,000.00 to you in your Country. Pls if you want to contact the
UNION TRUST FINANCE & SECURITY COMPANY, you are to contact them with your
portfolio code number which is (PPL161RSS) and your address where you want
them to deliver the cash to. You are to pay the $350 to the UNION TRUST
FINANCE & SECURITY COMPANY to enable them to proceed and get the cash to
you, don't fail to resend your information to them for your own
good.
Regards,
Don G Farell

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