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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: missbabrafin@tiscali.co.uk
Reply-To: missbabra8@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 03:02:54 -0700
Subject: Re:Reply to your mail"""

ROM MISS BABRA TINUBU
NO2B,G.R.A IKEJA LAGOS
PO BOX 210 IKAJA
REPLY TO missbabra8@o2.pl


ATTN:FRIEND,

I AM MISS BABRA TINUBU,THE DAUGHTER OF THE
PRESENT GOVERNOR OF LAGOS STATE, SENATOR
AHMED BOLA TINUBU. I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION THE SUM
OF FIVE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS{$5,000.000.00}.
AND THE TOP LIST OF MY PRIORITY IS WHERE TO INVEST
THIS MONEY OUTSIDE MY COUNTRY."REASON BEST KNOWN
TO ME" . I URGENTLY NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING
A RELIABLE GENUINE TRADE OR COMPANY WHERE I CAN
INVEST THE FUND AND IMMEDIATELY MEET YOU IN YOUR
COUNTRY FOR SETTLEMENT..PLEASE I WILL KINDLY WELCOME
YOUR ADVICE TOO.


I AM EXPECTING YOUR URGENT MAIL REPONSE. I NEED YOUR
SUPPORT AND URGENT REPONSE. I HAVE RESIGNED MY
APPOINTMENT IN THE STATE MINISTRY BECAUSE OF THE
INVESTMENT.
MISS BABRA TINUBU
NOTE:THE $5M IS NOW PRESENTLY DEPOSITED IN A BANK WAITING FOR
ACCOUNT THAT RECEIVE IT. DETAILS WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU AS SOON
AS YOU REPLY THIS MAIL.missbabra8@o2.pl


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