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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.IDRIS.K.IBRAHIM (IGP DIRECTOR)" <unionplc3@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mohammad.bahman.shahlaei@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2017 07:07:42 +0100
Subject: Inspector General of Police

Country Office Contacts,
102 Yakubu Gowon Crescent
Opposite ECOWAS Secretariat
P.O. Box 2826, Garki Abuja,
Nigeria. Security
Code:*IGP/Cd/03n-Cc30/017*

After the meeting we have with CBN bank, and World bank both EFCC
department and Office Of IGP policy director,because of the activities
of scams that going on in Nigeria now, We need your attention why you
have not yet to receive your $10.5m up till now.

Dr.IDRIS.K.IBRAHIM (IGP DIRECTOR)
Inspector General of Police Head of
the Force Criminal Intelligence and
Investigation Department.
Email/ mohammad.bahman.shahlaei@gmail.com

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