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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr oguma Cliford" <drclifordoguma33@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 13:37:11 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION:

ATTENTION:
 
I AM DR. CLIFFORD OGUMA A MEMBER OF THE CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE, FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WORKS AND HOUSING,  NIGERIA.
 
YOU WERE INTRODUCED TO US IN ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE THROUGH THE NIGERIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,FOREIGN TRADE DIVISION IN OUR SEARCH  OF A REALIABLE PARTNER TO ASSIST US IN INVESTING [US$17.00M] IN YOUR COUNTRY.
 
YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO
 
1, ASSIST US IN THE TRANSFER OF THE SAID SUM.
2, ADVISE ON LUCRATIVE AREAS FOR INVESTMENT.
 
IF YOU DECIDE TO RENDER YOUR SERVICE TO US IN THIS REGARD, 2O% OF THE TOTAL SUM OF US$17.00M WILL GO TO YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.
PLEASE REPLY TO drclfordoguma@yahoo.com
I AWAIT YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE,
 
DR.CLIFFORD OGUMA.

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