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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: Dr. Wilson FA <wilson.us57@gmail.com>
Date: 22 Mar 2017 03:26:26 -0700
Subject: Re: My good friend compensation for your past effort.

Dear Friend,

Greetings to you my good friend, I"m happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under

the co-operation with a new partner from Dubai. Presently i am in china for investment projects with my own

share of the total sum as you know. meanwhile, i didn’t forget your past efforts which you have been given to me

in the past to attempts assist me in transferring those fund out of this country despite that it failed us somehow

due to your President condition. Now contact my secretary with this information below:

 

Name: Mr. Abbey Hames

Email: abbey512@zoho.com

Cell Phone: +233 237042641

 

Ask him to send you the total us$950.000,00,(Nine hundred and fifty thousand united states dollar only) which i

kept for you as compensation for all the past effort you have given to me. so feel free and get in touched with my

secretary and inform him because his as well waiting for your e-Mail.

Be advise i have giving him go ahead to help you in getting this payment in any which way you want it to be either

Bank Draft or Wire Transfer because i will not go back to my country due to how i left my office with proper

resignation Please do let me know immediately you receive the money from my secretary so that we can share the joy

together.

Finally, Thanks for your past effort and God bless you and your entire family.

I wish you good luck

Best regards,

Dr. Wilson Faith.

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