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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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Fraud email example:

From: kenude33@terra.com.mx
Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 11:04:46 +0100
Subject: DELAYED CLAIMS"

CONTRACT NUMBER:NNPC/PED/WR-PH/2000
AMOUNT:$ 9 MILLION (USD)

Dear Sir,

With due respect, I am a director with the federal ministry of finance and
was instructed by the Hon. Minister of Finance to find out before the end
of this month, why your contract/ claim of your fund have not been credited
to your bank account, after instructions has been passed to all various
Government parastatals that all over due contract/ claim payments should
be released as a lot of petitions by beneficiary's is being received by
the Minister.

Your bank details is what this office requires from you to reconfirm, with
your telephone and fax numbers respectively, and any other information.
However, why have you not received your payment up-till date? In view of
this circumstances, I will give my assistance to make sure your file is
in order for payment as two unknown people came for the claim of the funds
and submitted bank account claiming that you are sick.

Yours faithfully,

SIR. KEN UDE

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