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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. Olusegun Aganga" <mr.aganga1@sify.com>
Reply-To: mr.aganga@msn.com
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 04:53:28 +0900 (KST)
Subject: ATTN: BENEFICIARY, URGENT MESSAGE REGARDING YOUR FUND. FINAL NOTICE.


 



























































 




























































 



FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
MINISTRY OF
FINANCE
ECONOMIC
AND DEBT REFORM DEPARTMENT.
WORLD
BANK READ, ABUJA,
NIGERIA
 
Attn: Beneficiary,
 
This is to inform you that your
delayed Inheritance/Contract Fund US$10 Million USD from the Nigeria Government
has been Approved and Released for immediate payment to your nominated bank
account unconditionally.
 
You are therefore advice to Contact
the General Manager of Oceanic Bank
Plc, Burkina
Faso (Mr. Harrison Obi) through below email address:

oceanic-bf-plc@fastwebmail.it

and send him your Fund Release Pin R1209I so that
he will transfer this fund to you immediately.
 
Kindly notify us or your nearest
F.B.I office after 96hours you did not received this Fund from
Mr. Harrison Obi.
 
Thanks and accept our
congratulations.
 
Mr. Olusegun
Aganga
Minister for
Finance,
Federal Republic of
Nigeria.



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