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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. Sam Bright" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hasecolt@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2016 09:33:43 -0600
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN !!!

Hello How are you doing today,

I am Mr. Sam Bright your fiduciary agent
assigned to assist you in the claims process of your winnings, I am in
receipt of your completed verification form for your confirmation,
having done all the proper verification exercise I hereby confirm that
your winning details sent to this office corresponds with the record
on my file.

Your email address was randomly selected along with 10 others from a
database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn across the continent,
each email address was attached to a ticket number and yours emerged
as the number 7th winner of a Check of US$2,000,000.00. which was
converted to an atm card long ago.

I therefore wish to congratulate you on behalf of your winnings.
and to state that you have been a lucky person to have emerged as a winner in
the on going 2014/2016 Lottery Promotions. Which you have not been
able to receive for awhile now for personal reason known to you.

As you are aware that there is a present Change in the United States
of America as president donald trump was elected in as the President-elect
of the United States of America. He stated that all funds Transfer/ Atm/
inheritance funds would be cancelled by january next year after
he is been sworn in. You are been contacted regarding
the presently development.

This is to inform you that you would have to receive your funds asap.
All necessary payment have been made by the compensation management
the only fee that was not paid was $100 for the security keeping fee of your funds
that have been kept for a long period of time because they do not know
when you would finanlly come for it that was why it wasn't paid by the
management.

You would need to send payment of $100 with the follow informations below
using a western union or a money gram:

Receiver's name: Tony Agatha
Amount to send: $100USD
Desrination Country: Abuja, Nigeria
Text Question to use while making the payment: In God
Text Answer : We Trust
When you have made the payment you are to send back to me information like

Sender's name: .............?
Sender's Address:
Sender's Phone #:

M.T.C.N# / refence #...........? (Ten or Eight digit number to be given to
you by western union or moneygram)


Note: There would be no other fee attached to this all you need do is to
forward payment info for the security keeping fee along with your phone
number and your delivery address after which payment is confirmed your
funds worth $2,000,000.00 would be sent to you within 24hours

I await your payment information TODAY or TOMORROW so that the delivery can commence.

Regards,
Mr. Sam Bright
COMPENSATION HEAD OFFICER

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