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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: vacancy@hons.com.np
Reply-To: mr.mikemoore669@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2016 08:45:26 +0100
Subject: Re: Did you authorize MR MILLER GRAIG DOUGLAS to claim your fund.


Attention: A power of attorney was forwarded to our office this morning by =
one gentle man and he is a citizen from united state of America and his nam=
e is MR MILLER GRAIG DOUGLAS. This man claimed to be your representative an=
d this power of attorney stated that you are dead after brief illness and h=
e brought account to replace your information in other to claim your fund o=
f $15.5 million us dollars which is now lying dormant and unclaimed, below =
is the new account he have submitted: City Bank Account# / 6503809428. Rout=
ing/122006743, Address 1076 Peter Johnson Road New York, USA, Be further in=
formed that this power of attorney also stated that you suffered and died o=
f a throat cancer. You are therefore given 14 working days to confirm the t=
ruth in this information,if you are still alive, you are to contact us back=
immediately, because we work 24 hrs just to ensure that we monitor all the=
activities going on in regards to the transfer of beneficiary's inheritanc=
e and contract payment. You are to call this office immediately for clarifi=
cations on this matter as we shall be available 24hrs to speak with you and=
give you the necessary guidelines on how to ensure that your payment is wi=
red to you immediately and also be inform that any further delay from your =
side could be dangerous,as we would not be held responsible for any wrong p=
ayment. Contact us as soon as possible if you are truly alive as we have hi=
s identification and residence he provides for us to wired the payment to h=
im. (1) Full Name: .......... (2) Country/State: ............ (3) Delivery =
Address: ........... (4) Occupation............ (5) Sex......... (6) Age: .=
...... (7) Telephone Number: .......... (8) A Cope of Your Passport: send t=
he details above to my private e-mail:mr.mikemoore669@yahoo.com Waiting for=
your urgent response. From Mr.Mike Moore.

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