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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: Mr.Olu Ebube. <ccasals@vtr.net>
Reply-To: <infocnmn@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2018 11:33:27 -0700
Subject: Urgent attention:

UNITED NATIONS  AFRICAN HEAD QUARTERS.
DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE
NO.5/8 TOKPA  STATE BUILDING
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC.
 
SCAMMED VICTIMS BENEFICIARIES PAYMENTS.
REF/PAYMENTS CODE:67618 AMT: US$2.6m
 
Attn:
 
This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated from the United Nations to Central Bank of Benin/Apex Bank of Benin to pay 150 scammed victims $2,600,000.00 USD (Two million, Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ) each. You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount, get back to me as soon as possible for the immediate payment of your $2,600,000.00 USD compensation funds.
 
On this faithful recommendations, I want you to know that during the last U.N meeting held at NEW YORK on 19 September 2017. It was alarmed so much by the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various individuals/companies to the scam artists operating syndicates all over the world today.
 
In other to compensate victims, United Nations is now paying 150 victims of this operators $2,600,000.00 USD each in accordance with the U.N. recommendations.
 
Due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems in Nigeria and Ghana the payments are to be paid by Central Bank of Africa as corresponding paying Bank under funding assistance by The Barclay's Bank, London or World Bank Switzerland for funds remittance. Benefactor will be cleared and recommended for payment by APEX BANK OF AFRICA.
 
According to the number of applicants at hand, 114 Beneficiaries has been paid, half of the victims are from the United States, we still have more 36 left to be paid the compensations of $2,600,000.00 USD each. Your particulars was mentioned by one of the Syndicates who was arrested as one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message for any reason what so ever as the U.S. secret service is already on trace of the other criminals.. So keep it secret till they are all apprehended. Other victims who have not been contacted can submit their application as well for scrutiny and possible consideration.
 
You can receive your compensation payment via any of this options as you may Choose, WIRE TRANSFER OR MASTER CARD PAYMENT (ATM). Further modalities : you will be required to come down in person to handle your transfer sincerely.
 
Congratulations!!!
 
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Olu Ebube.

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