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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: "Johnson Okoh" <johnsonokoh@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: johnsonokoh@myway.com
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 19:41:36 +0000
Subject: URGENT PROPOSAL

Dear Friend,

I know you might have been receiving mails from people for one thing or the
other, but this mail is different.I am Mr Johnson Okoh

A Manager of a bank in the eastern part of the Nigeria (Union Bank of
Africa). I am contacting you in

respect of 15.5Million Dollars in deposit by General George Smith, who
happen to be the leader of the troop of Biafra solders.

He deposited this amount and ever since then, there have been no one who has
come for this fund.

All I want from you is to be the beneficiary of the fund. All arrangement
for the transfer of the fund has been completed.

So please if you are interested, Kindly send me the following particulars.

1: Your Name and Contact Address

2: Your Telephone and Fax Number (Cell Phone)

3: Your Bank Particulars so as to transfer the money into your account

30% of the Total fund for you the owner of the account, 10% for Expenses
both local and International. So please I need your urgent response.

Thanks

Johnson Okoh.


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