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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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Fraud email example:

From: =?UTF-8?B?QmFyciBQaGxpcA==?= <barr.ph04@walla.co.il>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 18:52:26 +0200
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?Q29udGFjdCB0aGUgdmVyaWZpY2F0aW9uIG9mZmljZXIgaW5jaGFyZ2Ugb2YgdGhlIGRlbGl2ZXJ5?=

Dear Friend,

How are you today? I hope this mail meets you in a perfect condition. I am using this  opportunity to thank you for your great effort to our unfinished transaction and transfer of your international bank draft check to you from the bank, am sorry for presenting and using  someone else in your name to get this transaction successful. Due to logistic reasons and your  inconsistency to the other best known to you. Right now, I want to inform you that I have  successfully cleared the bank draft check funds to someone else account who was capable of  assisting me in this great venture that have been over and successful.

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trustworthiness you showed at the course of the  transaction I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of $750,000  (seven Hundred and fifty Thousand United State Of America Dollars). I have authorized Mr.  Williams Obieze where I deposited the money with to issue you international certified bank  draft, cash able check at your bank or anywhere as choice felt. My dear friend I will like you  to contact Mr. Williams Obieze for the collection of this international certified bank draft.  His name and contact address is as follows:

Name Mr. Williams Obieze  
No 31 Joel Ogunnaike street
G.R.A. Ikeja Lagos Nigeria
E-mail : obieze.williams@yahoo.com


Contact Mr. Williams Obieze At the moment, am very busy here in the united kingdom because of  the investment projects which myself and my new partner are having at hand In London Finally  remember that I have forwarded instructions to Mr. Williams Obieze on your behalf to send the  bank draft check of $750,000 (seven Hundred and fifty Thousand United State Of America  Dollars) to you as soon as you contact him without delay. Please I will like you to accept  this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart.

Thanks God bless you and your family. Hope to hear from you as soon as you've getting my  compensation and please do not get angry because that is what i have for now till i finish my project.

Best Regards.
Barrister Phlip Egobia

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