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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: Mrs Helen Adams <mrshelenadams10@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2018 02:41:53 -0800
Subject: Kindly avoid canceling of your payment .

Be inform that an Investment Fund of US$ 2.5 M (Two Million Five
Hundred United States Dollars) has been transferred out to your
account designate, the fund was moved at exactly 10:22 A.M and the
swift confirming the release of the fund to your account designate.

The fund will be transferred to your account through our correspondent
bank in USA (BB&T Corporation) , We also had an agreement with the
correspondent bank, to carry out the further transfer of the fund into
your Bank Account as an Investment Fund from BB&T to avoid questions
in credit of your account.

so we are advising you to Send the Sum of $ 155 for the crediting fees
of the transfer. Send the $155 through Obioha Owukwe Clement to
enable us perfect the transfer.

RECEIVER NAME : Obioha Owukwe Clement
LOCATION : LAGOS, NIGERIA
AMOUNT : US $ 155

I will call your bank on ,before making the transfer.PLEASE CONFIRM
THE BANKS PHONE, THE NAME OF YOUR ACCOUNT MANAGER A.

Please confirm the receipt of this mail.

Congratulations.

Your's in Service.

Mrs Helen Adams.

CBN

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