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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: "Mr.Justice Aba " <infoaba@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: info991078@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2016 18:29:56 +0200
Subject: Attention:



Attention:

This is to officially inform you that you have been issued a payment notice
for the sum of ( $3,500,000.00 ) Three Million Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars only from the World Bank in conjunction with Federal Ministry
of Finance,

We have been instructed to release your unpaid inheritance/lottery winning
funds to you without any delay,your payment has been arranged to release to
you through our PAYMENT CENTER in Europe/America and Asia Pacific,which is the
instruction has been given to us by the Director of International payment
Investigation Division Geneva Switzerland.

I will be expecting to receive your information and you are advice to stop
further communication with anybody from now to enable me release your unpaid
inheritance/lottery winning funds to you without any hitch. To claim your
funds you are required as a matter of urgency to re-confirm the below details

Your Full Name:
Your Address:
Your Mobile Number:
Your Age:
You Sex:
Your Occupation:
Your Country:
A copy of your verifiable ID for verification

Get back to me ASAP. For the release of your $3,500,000.00 Million United
States Dollars to you. Reply to my private email address(
justiceabaaaa@yahoo.com

Thank you,
Best Regards,
Mr.Justice Aba
Address: Amadu Bello Way,
P.M.B. 251, Central
Garki, Abuja, Nigeria
+234-7016-550-489





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