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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: "Rev.Chris Morgan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <revmorgan1020@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 20:32:51 -0700
Subject: URGENT REPLY.

Attention:
 
 
 
This is to intimate you of a very important information which will be of a great help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been experiencing in getting your long over due Inheritance payment valued at $45 million due to excessive demand for money from you by both corrupt Bank officials and Courier Companies after which your fund remain unpaid to you.
 
I am Rev.Chris Morgan, Head, Electronic Payments Unit ( C.B.N)
 
Be informed that your funds $45 Million dollars, will deliver to you through our Consultant from Nigeria to your door step in your above address in your country.
 
So you should reconfirm your contact address where the Consultant will deliver the package (cash),and for your information the Consultant does not know the content of the consignment for security reason, because if the Consultant knows what the content is all about, the Consultant might Divert the money to an undesignated account or vault.
NOTE: IF YOU HAVE ANY TRANSACTION WITH ANY BANK AROUND THE GLOBAL, DON’T HESITATE TO INFORM US, SO WE CAN CHECK ON IT AND KNOW IF IT IS GENUINE.
 
Resend your cell phone number so that as soon as the Consultant arrives at the Airport in your country, He will call you to locate you for the delivery.
What i need from you now is any form of your identification for
example below:
 
1. YOUR NAME:..............................
2. YOUR ADDRESS:.............................
3. YOUR TELEPHONE ..........................
5. AGE.......................................
6. SEX:.....................................
7. YOUR OCCUPATION..........................
8. A copy of your identification card....................................
 
 
You are advice to constantly update me until after you have received your package (cash) from the l Consultant at your door step, So that i can update the office of the Consultant here in Nigeria to have a transaction record and close your file accordingly.
 
Finally, be warned about any person or official that will instigate you to contradict this issue, this will definitely subject your payment to deadlock if you are a party.
Looking forward to your urgent respond and Congratulations. Please do call me on my direct telephone number: +234 8139704492 immediately you receive this mail.
 
 
Sincerely,
Rev.Chris Morgan
Head, Electronic Payments Unit ( C.B.N)
+234 8139704492
Email: revmorgan1020@yahoo.co.jp

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