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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: CBN <coscomarine@cosco.com.sg>
Reply-To: <salehabubah.org@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2017 04:22:19 -0800
Subject: Top Secret about your unclaimed fund

Dear Sir,
 
Happy New Year, you are starting this year on a celebration mode if you will listen to what am about to tell you here.
 
I am a Special Assistant to a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and by the nature of my job and the highly tensed political climate in Nigeria at this very period I wish to remain anonymous, at least for now until am certain you will protect my real Id.
 
There is a fraud now perpetrated using your claim and my conscience will not permit me to allow this fraud to pull through without speaking out.
 
A serving Minister in Nigeria has just connived with Chairman of the Senate Committee on Budget and National Planning to siphon some unspent US$500m from 2016 appropriation budgeted for the Ministry of Agriculture, and they have successfully done this using details of your unsettled claim without your knowledge. As we speak, there is $500m lying in Barclays Bank London in your name and contract details, BUT routed for final crediting to a different bank account (not your account) in China. They are currently working on change of account paperwork and modalities to redirect the money to a bank in Beijing China.
 
Upon your response I will advise you on what to do to halt this transaction and also go ahead to claim the $500m straight from Barclays since all transaction costs have been settled by these big men.  They will certainly surrender the moment you expose this fraud in order to protect their name and appointment. Am waiting!
 
Thanks.
 
  
ANONYMOUS
 

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