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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: "Ms Bella Williams" <bellawilliam63@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bellawilliam@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2016 23:10:31 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Scam Victim Compensation




You are receiving this message from Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) in alliance with economic community of West African
states (ECOWAS). We have been working towards the eradication of
fraudsters and scam Artists in Western part of Africa With the help of
United States Government and the United Nations. We have been able to
track down so many of this scam artist in various parts of African
countries and they are all in our custody.

We have been able to recover so much money from these scam artists. The
United Nation Anti-crime commission and the United State Government have
ordered the money recovered from the Scammers to be shared among 100 Lucky
people around the globe. This email is been directed to you because your
email address was found in one of the scam Artists file and computer hard
disk in our custody here. You are therefore being compensated with
$1.500,000 Five Hundred Thousand Dollars. We have also arrested all those
who claim to be barristers, bank officials, Lottery Agents who has money
for such funds which do not exist.

Since your name appeared among the lucky beneficiaries who will receive a
compensation of $1.500, 000 One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, we
have arranged your payment through Bank draft check. So feel free to
contact the delivery company for the processing delivery of your bank
draft check. DHL Delivery Company contact Details are as bellow. I repeat,
reply only on Email bellow

Name: Dr Albert Godwin
Email: dhlcourier295@gmail.com
Phone: +229 98264001

Best Regard,
Mr. Kouame Ganzrin Hugues.
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)

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