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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: "FUND MANAGER (CBM)" <dollars_81@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: "FUND MANAGER (CBM)" <fundmanagersyaolees1@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2017 15:23:42 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: GOOD NEW

ANTI-TERRORIST MONETARY,CYBER RESPONSE AND CRIMES DIVISION FBI HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONS J.EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING 935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001

Our Ref: CBN /0N8/CONTRACT NO.856.
To. Beneficiary:


We are here in Nigeria as an FBI/UNITED NATION delegate that have been delegated to investigate these fraudsters who are in the business of swindling Foreigners that came for transaction in Nigeria . We hereby advise you to stop communication with any one not referred to you by me. We have negotiated with the Federal Ministry of Finance that your compensation payment totaling sum will be released to you as soon as i hear from you.

Please be informed that during our investigation,we found out that there is a total sum amount of money $25.5 million that has been assigned in your name as the beneficiary and these fraudsters are busy swindling you without any hope of receiving your fund.

These are the works of the fraud stars who needed to extort money from you in the name of this transfer.We have to inform you that we have made some arrested in respect of this delayed over due fund. I have a very limited time to stay in Nigeria here so I advise you urgently respond to this message .

These criminals will be caught unaware and we don't want them to know this new development to avoid jeopardizing our investigation,you need to conceal anything that has to do with this exercise to enable us get all the necessary information we required.

Please KINDLY Reconfirm Your Information Again.

Your Address____
Your Age______
Your City_______
Your State_____
Your Country_____
Your Home phone_______
Your cell phone_______
Your occupation____
Your passport id____
Your Next Kin______

Sincerely, you are a very luckily person because I have just discovered that some top British Government Officials are interested in your compensation fund that worth million of dollars. They are working in collaboration with One of Mr. James white and Mrs Rosemary Tom West. thereafter divert your compensation fund into their personal account.

1. You must keep my relationship with you highly secret/confidential.
2. You must not expose all the above information to anybody.
3. You must be willing to act fast on any information, directives and
advice from me.

As soon as I receive your response. Therefore, further details will be furnished to you.

NOTE: If you receive this message in your Junk Or Spam its due to your internet provider.

I shall be expecting your swift response as soon as you receive this email.

Regards.
Ceo. Vincemt Brown,

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