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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: "SCOTT OBI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lilianokon92@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2017 14:04:18 -0800
Subject: Compensation

ATTN:

Hope this mail finds you in an excellent condition of health. I'm happy
to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under
the co- operation of a new partner from Paraguay. Presently I'm in
Paraguay,for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.
Meanwhile i didnt forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in
transferring those funds despite that it failed do to some reasons best
known to you and you felt that i am not going to succeed in the mutual
transaction that i have planned and executed.

I have dropped a certified BANK DRAFT that was drawn on your name from my
bank and you should contact my secretary her name is Miss Lilian Okon and
her email address is (lilianokon92@gmail.com) ask her to send you the
bank draft total $1,000,000 which i kept for your compensation for all
your past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated
your efforts at that time very much so feel free and get in touch with my
secretary Miss Lilian Okon and instruct her where to send the bank draft
and it must be through any of the courier service to avoid loosing it to
a security agent. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so
that we can share the joy after all the sufferings at that time. I'm very
busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner
are having at hand,

Finally, remember that i had forwarded instruction to my secretary on
your behalf to receive the bank draft, feel free to get in touch with
Miss Lilian Okon she will send the bank draft to you without any delay. I
will like you to keep me posted.

With best regards,

SCOTT OBI

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