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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: "Okonkwo Emeka" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <emeka_ookonkwo@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 02:32:11 -0800
Subject: Urgent....Attention

Dear Sir,
 
Compliments of the day,
 
Please read carefully and get back to me. l am Okonkwo  Emeka, l work
with the UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA as a consultant in the foreign
exchange Department. there is a dormant account that belongs to one Mr
JOHNSON HILL; an Englishman. But he left in his account Twelve and a
half million dollars ($12.5million) and right now there is no next of
kin and no address of whom to contact. So l am looking for a foreigner
with a foreign account also whose  l use as next of kin of MR.JOHNSON
so that we can claim the money and share it.
 
So l am asking you to help me complete this transaction as you will be
highly compensated. lnfact l have decided that after the transaction
you will get 30% of the money and we can keep 60% and 10% will be
expenses incurred as a result of transaction. please not that this is
not illegal and this is no money laundry because if we do not claim
this money the bank will claim the money so please try and help
me.
 
lt does not matter which country you come from as long as you have an
account with which we can claim the money.Please send me your
telephone,Your full name, address and fax numbers so that l can call
you. please note that there is no risk of any type in this
transaction.
 
Looking forward to hearing from you soonest
 
Yours Sincerely
Okonkwo Emeka

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