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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: "Director Telex/Foreign Operation (OB)." <contact@trueharmony.com.my>
Reply-To: <mohammedsanni9009@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 05:01:53 -0200
Subject: Re: Regarding Your Fund Release...

Sometimes, I do wonder if you are really, really with your senses. How
could you keep trusting people and at the end you will loose your hard
earned money, or are you being deceived by their big names? They
impersonate on many offices, claiming to be Governors, Directors/Chairmen
of one office or the other. Their game plan is only just to extort your
hard earned money. Now, the question is how long you will continue to be
deceived? Sometimes, they will issue you fake check, introduce you to fake
diplomatic delivery, un-existing on-line banking and they will also fake
wire transfer of your fund with payment stop order and even send you fake
ATM cards etc.
 
Anyway, by the virtue of my position I have been following this
transaction from inception and all your efforts towards realizing the
fund. More often than not, I sit down and your ignorance and that
of those who claim they are assisting you, it is very unfortunate that at
the end you loose. Although, I don't blame you because you are not here in
Nigeria to witness the processing of your payment in Nigeria.The problem
you are having is that you been told the whole truth about this
transaction and it is because of this truth they decided to be extorting
your money. The most annoying part is even fraudsters have really taken
advantage of this opportunity to enrich themselves at your expense. Those
you feel are assisting or working for you are your main problems. I know
the truth surrounding this payment and I am The only person who will
deliver you from this long suffering if you will abide by my advice.
I also know that recently you have been dealing with people claiming to be
the EFCC. They claim that they are helping you and you forward all the
fraudulent e-mails you receive to them. At the end they do nothing about
the fraudsters. Do not pay any money to them because they are only
interested in your hard earned money and you will never receive any
compensation in return, they will always keep coming back to ask for more
money.
 
Please I beseech you to stop pursuit of shadows and being deceived feel
free to contact me immediately as you receive this mail so that I can
explain to you the modus-operandi guiding the release of your payment. Do
not panic, be rest assured that this arrangement will be guided by your
embassy here in Nigeria.
N/B: You are urgently requested to provide me with the following information
 
Full Name
Address
Age
Telephone Number
Occupation
 
Contact Me upon the receipt of this mail if you wish to receive your fund and stop wasting your hard earn money.
Thanks and remain blessed.
Yours faithfully,
Mohammed Sanni.
Director Telex/Foreign Operation (OB).
 

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